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THE  PETER  AND  ROSELL  HARVEY 

MEMORIAL  FUND 


REVISED  OUTLINE  DESCRIPTIONS 


OF  THE 


POSTS  AND  STATIONS  OF  TROOPS 


IN  THE 


MILITARY  DIVISION  OF  THE  PACIFIC, 


COMMANDED     BY- 


- 0- E N E K A L   JOHN  M.   SCHOFIELD 


HEADQUARTERS:    SAN   FRANCISCO,  CAL 


PREPARED  UNDER  INSTRUCTIONS  OF  THE  QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL  BY 

LIEUT.-COLONEL   R,   0.   TYLER,   Deputy   Quartermaster-General,   U.   S.   A.,    Chief   Quartermaster. 


February  1,  1872. 


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Last  line,  for  "  A.  A.  G."  read  "  A.  I.  G." 

For  "  Department  of  Columbia,"  read  "  Department  of  the  Columbia." 
In  third  line  from  below,  for  "  Santa  Fee,"  read  "  Santa  Fe." 
Opposite  Supply  depot,  read  "  Quartermaster  and  Subsistence  depot." 
"         Hospital,  2d  line,  read  "fourth  "  for  "forth." 

"          Supply  depot,  2d  and  3d  lines,  read  "Ehrenberg,"  for  "  Ehreuburg." 
"         Quarters,  7th  line,  read  "cellar,"  for  "celler." 
"          Wharves,  read  "  and  is  in  good  condition." 

Workshops,  2d  line,  read  "  east  end  of  corral  shed,"  for  "  or  corral  shed." 
"         Quarters,  9th  line,  read  "  buildings,"  for  "buildidgs," 
For  "  Department  of  Columbia, "  read  "  Department  of  the  Columbia. " 
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Opposite  Location,  2d  line,  read  "  Department  of  the  Columbia,"  for  "  Department  of  Columbia. 
For  "  Department  of  Columbia,"  read  "Department  of  the  Columbia." 
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Opposite  Location,  4th  line,  read  "  thirty -five  "  for  "  thirty-fine." 
For  "  Department  of  Columbia,"  read  "  Department  of  the  Columbia." 
Opposite  Quarters,  3d  line,  read  "  buildings  "  for  "buiildings." 

"        Indians,  1st  line,  read  "  Indians  "  for  "  indians." 
For  "  Department  of  Columbia,"  read  "Department  of  the  Columbia." 


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QUABTEBMASTEB-GENEBAL'S  OFFICE,  WASHINGTON,  D.  C.,  May  19th,  1870. 

BKEVET  MAJ.-GEN.  R.  O.  TYLEB,  Chief  Quartermaster, 

Military  Division  of  the  Pacific,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

GENEBAL — Please  prepare  and  cause  to  be  printed,  in  suitable  book  form  *******  an  O11tiine 
description  of  the  Posts  and  Stations  of  Troops  in  the  Military  Division  of  the  Pacific  *  *  *  *. 

This  work  should  also  embody  a  brief  preliminary  statement,  showing  when  the  Military  Division  of  the  Pacific  was  established; 
what  changes  may  have  taken  place  in  regard  to  the  section  of  country  therein  comprised;  a  tabular  summary  of  the  estimated 
population,  description,  etc.,  of  the  Indian  Tribes  within  its  boundaries,  the  names  and  addresses  of  their  Agents,  etc. 

Very  Respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

M.  C.  MEIGS,  QUABTEBMASTEB-GENEBAL,  Brevet  Maj.-Gen.,  U.  S.  A. 


Me 


the     adfic, 


Was  established  in  August,  1866,  by  General  Orders  No.  59,  A.  G.  O.,  1866,  under  the  command  of  Major-General  H.  W. 
Halleck,  who  was  succeeded  by  Major-General  George  H.  Thomas,  June  1,  1869,  by  authority  of  General  Orders  No.  10,  A.  G.  O., 
1869.  Upon  the  death  of  General  Thomas,  (March  28,  1870),  Major-General.  J.  M.  Schofield  was  assigned  to  the  command  by 
General  Orders  No.  41,  A.  G.  O.,  1870.  The  Division,  as  first  constituted,  comprised  the  Department  of  California,  ^States  of 
California  and  Nevada,  and  Territory  of  Arizona)  and  Department  of  the  Columbia,  (State  of  Oregon,  and  Territories  of 
Washington  and  Idaho).  The  Department  of  Alaska  was  created  in  March,  1868,  (Geiieral  Orders  No.  15,  A.  G.  O.,  1868),  and 
annexed  to  the  Division  of  the  Pacific.  Alaska,  as  a  separate  Department,  was  discontinued  July  1,  1870,  (General  Orders  No. 
41,  A.  G.  O.,  1870),  and  was  attached  to  the  Department  of  the  Columbia.  The  Department  of  Arizona,  to  embrace  the  Territory 
of  Arizona  and  "so  much  of  California,  as  lies  south  of  a  line  from  the  northwest  corner  of  Arizona  to  Point  Conception,  Gal.," 
was  created  in  April,  1870,  by  General  Orders  No.  41,  A.  G.  ().,  1870. 

The  Division  of  the  Pacific  at  present  includes  the  Departments  of  Arizona,  California,  and  Columbia,  and  contains  within 
its  limits  the  Tribes  of  Indians  enumerated  in  the  following  table,  compiled  from  various  sources. 


TKIBES. 

Reservation. 

Population. 

Disposition. 

Agents.                                     Post  Office  Address. 

Clackhamas  

55 

Frie 

adly  

J.&.  Offenta^.. 

Salem,  Oregon. 
Grand  RondePost  Office,  Oregon 

Toledo,  uregon. 

Molel  

Siletz 

74 
W) 
47 
36 
189 
-     *i^X 
45  ' 
60 
42 
125 
49 
78 
36 
55 
83 
56 
28 
91 

Wappato  

. 

Z* 

&4 

Yainhill  

( 

\  &cn.rw&.  *£**•*• 

Luckiamute  

i 

i            ii 

Umpqua  

i 

i            ii 

Chasla  

i 

i            ii 

Cow  Creek  

< 

i            11 

Eogue  Kiver  

i 

i            ii 

Calaponia  

i 

•            it 

S;i  1  1  tiii  1  1  1  

, 

, 

Mary's  River  

i 

i 

Turn  Water  

i 

i 

Salmon  Eiver  

i 

Westuckah  

act  a>  n    ayciifi. 

Tillauiook  

i 

i 

C  lilt  si  1  1  1  

, 

, 

Nahalim  

, 

Rogue  River  .  .         .     ... 

, 

Chasta,  Scoton  &  Umpqua 
Joshua  

57 

, 

Z/ 

vir- 

/.  77  s.-^JrS/^s   ~J/v*sr  /.  .  . 

H 

118 

, 

Chasta  Costa  

|| 

101 

, 

i               i 

Toot-oot-en-ay  

• 

97 

,               i. 

Chetcoes  

II 

76 

, 

,               i 

Coquills  and  Port  Orfords 
Sixes  and  Euchres  

.< 

218 

, 

,               , 

M 

136 

, 

i 

Noet-uat-nah  

II 

77 

, 

i               i 

Mac-en-oot-en-ay  

H 

41 

i 

<              .1 

Pi-ute  Snakes  

itW.'r. 

i 

cAerjVA-.&At.-  .. 

Umatilla  
Cayuse  

Umatilla  

302 
3W 

, 

Lieut   W   II    Boyle   U   ti  A  —  A  •_'•  •  1  1  r 

Pendleton,  Oregon. 

. 

CfCA.  Cornoyttf.  Ciyt'n.'t.        " 

Walla  Walla  
Belonging  to  above  Tribes, 
but  not  on  Reservation  . 
Wasco  
Warm  Springs  

ii 

•J01 

, 

785# 

Warm  Springs... 
Klamath 

-'.•>:: 
22!) 
95 
9 
57 
29 
15 
580 

'       

John  Smith,  Agent  

Dalles,  Oregon. 

Feuim  

, 

Nn-i 

«          i 

Snake..  

, 

ii          11 

Descheutes      

11          ii 

Pit  River                       .... 

. 

ii          ii 

, 

•>/»•>»         " 

'       

Modoc 

Wf  6/ 

Snake  

11 

•386JW" 

, 

U                   ii 

Belonging  to  above  Tribes, 
but  not  on  Reservation  . 
Coose  
Umpqua  

635% 

Alsea  

136 

52 

i 

Ne-rf 

•M* 

tgent.    Commissary  in  charge   . 
8£xv«/<..  ffrx^C.            " 

, 

H 

69 

ii                   ii 

H 

113 

U                   ii 

Total  

7,040 

Information  given  by  A.  B.  Meacham,  Superintendent,  November,  1870. 


TEIBES. 

Reservation. 

Population  . 

Disposition. 

Agents. 

Post  Office  Address. 

Kootenays  ........ 

400 
700 
300 
400 
8,200 

•H 

68 
200  . 
520 

Friendly  

Captain  D.  M.  Sells,  U.  S.  A.,  Agent. 
Lt.  W.  H.  Denilson,  U.  S.  A..  Sp'l  Ag't 

Lapwai  Agency,  Idaho. 
Ross  Fork,  Idaho. 

Pend  d'Oreilles  

Goeur  d'Alines  

.1        a 

i. 

Spokanes  

X                 II 

it 

Nez  Perces  

.1        n 

a 

Boise  Shoshones  and  Bru- 
neau  Shoshones  

Bannock  A  Shoshone 

»           

Weiser  Shoshones  

Western  Shoshones  
Jiannacks  ,  

,. 

., 

Total  

6,044 

Information  given  by  Superintendmt  of  Indian  Affairs  for  Idaho,  October,  1870. 


W 


HI  >I 


O  IV      T 


TRIBES. 

Reservation. 

Population. 

Disposition.                                   Agents. 

1 

Post  Office  Address. 

Nisqually,  Puyallupe,  and 
other  Tribes  

On  Reservations.. 

8887*0 

Olympia,  W.  T. 

S'Klallamas,  etc  

"            ...             Lieut  J   M    Kelley   USA     A°ei.t 

SUokoruish.  W.  T. 

Makahs  

<              a 

&jtij~7o 

N<'eah  Bay,  W.  T. 

Quinaelts,  Quilleeutes,  etc. 

t             a 

?ft*6os 

Olvmpia,  W.  T. 

D'Wamish  &  allied  tribes  . 

U  3iliJ4iir 

"          Lieut  G.  D.  Hill,            " 

Tulalip.  W.  T. 

Yakamas  

"-W'M  7JiT0 

Simcoe,  W.  T. 

Chehalis  and  allied  tribes. 

Iji",.',  'Kf 

Colville  and  other  Indians 
east  of  Cascade  Mount's. 

.  t            n 

**&,*&<> 

lt 

Satsop  ] 

• 

350* 

Whiskah  J 

Humptulups  

192  •*• 

a            a 

Chinooks.  

220  •* 

a            a 

Cowlitz  and  Klickitat  

317* 

a            a 

Yakamas  

Not  on  Reservation  . 

rrm  ZOO 

a            a 

Total  

15  41)4 

Information  given  by  Major  Samuel  Ross,  U.  S.  A.,  Superintendent,  October,  1870. 


]VE 


13 


BANDS. 

Tribes. 

Population. 

Disposition. 

Agents. 

Post  Office  Address. 

Pah-utes  

475 
46S 
295 

Friendly  

Major  H.  Douglas,  U.  S.  A  ,  Sup't.  .  . 
Lieut.  J.  M.  Lee,  U.  S.  A.,  Sp'l  Agent 

Capt.R.N.  Fenton,  D.  8.  A.,  Sp'l  Ag't 
L.  A.  Gheeu,  Acting  Agent  

Carson  City,  Nevada. 

Pioche  City,  Nevada. 
Treasure  City,  Nevada. 

Carson  City,  Nevada. 

M 

Peaceable  

Tov  Band    . 

11 

400 
3(10 
780 
300 
150 
550 
425 
375 
1,482 
1,660 
1,075 
600 
1,050 
950 
800 
95 
500 

Friendly  

11 

.1 

H 

Co-/ab-y  Hand  
Pe-te-no-go-\vat  Band  
Captain  Sam's  Band  
Austin  and  Lander  Band?  . 

>. 

i. 

I. 

II 



11 

II 

II 

11 

Peaceable  

Shoshones  .... 

Friendly  

To-boy's  Band  .... 

.< 

a 

a                     a 

Captain  John's  Band  

ii 

a 

;;       

a 

a 

Indefinite  Bands  

Gosh-utes  

Wild  and  treacherous 

..            i< 

,i            a 

Washoes  

Lieut.  J.  M.  Lee,  U.  S.  A.,  Sp'l  Agent 

Total  

12,720 

Information  given  by  Major  H.  Douglas,  U.  S.  A.,  Superintendent  for  Nevada,  October,  1870. 


CALIFORNIA. 


TRIBES. 

Reservation. 

Population. 

Disposition. 

ARents. 

Post  Office  Address. 

Serranos  

Tule  River  Agency  .  . 

115 
4.000 
"00 
40 
65 
50 
150 
229 
VOO 
82 
Itt 
342 
154 
202 
HOO 
1,299 
1,257 
2,500 
12,000 

Hostile  

B.  C.  Whiting,  Superintendent... 
Charles  ilalthy   Special  Agent 

San  1 
Tule 

ROUE 

Hoop 
Powa 

^rancisco,  Cal. 
Kiver  Ind.  Reservatiot 

d  Valley  Reservation 

a  Valley  Reservation 
y  P.  O.,  (via  San  Diego 

,Cal. 

Cal. 

Cal. 
Cal. 

Friendly  

11 

H 

< 

,i 

i 

H 

Round  ValleyAgeucy 

HoopaValleyAgency 
Sau  Pasqual  Reserv. 

< 

Rev.  Hugh  Gibson    Agent 

i 

i 

Pitt  River        

.< 

a 

X                                 11                         It 

M 

.1               a           « 

i  , 

11                11            i. 

Peaceable  

David  H.  Lowry,  Agent  
Lt.  A.  P.  Green,  U.  8.  A.,   Agent  

Diegan  

Cohuillas  ... 
Various  bands  (estimated) 

Total 

23,807 

1 

Information  given  by  Agents. 


ARIZONA      TERRITORY. 


TRIBES. 

Reservation. 

Population  . 

Disposition. 

Agents. 

Post  Office  Address. 

1,500 

Peaceable  

750 

750 

M 

:  :.:..:  :.  

1,800 

II 

ii 

2,500 

,i 

no 

Hostile  

unknown. 

Pimas 

4000 

Friendly  

700 

2  TOO 

unknown. 

600 

Hostile  

Finals 

unknown. 

1  000 

u 

Total                ... 

16,200 

From  Report  of  Lieutenant  Colonel  R.  Jones  to  Inspector  General  U.  S.  Army,  July  21, 


TRIBES. 

Population  . 

Disposition. 

Agents. 

Post  Office  Address. 

r  Hydas 

00 

Hostile 

500 

500 

Tongas  

500 

Foxes,  branch  of  Tongas  

1  000 

Kakes  

1,200 

Hostile 



- 

Kons 

800 



Koloshiaiis    ~* 

800 



800 

.     . 

500 

Chilkahts 

2  000 

1  00(1 

1  000 

1  °00 

Kenians.... 

25  (WO 

Aleutes 



5  000 

Esquimaux 



20  000 

„ 

Total  

go  400 

From  Report  of  Major-General  Halleck  to  Secretary  of  War,  1869. 


RECAPITULATION. 


Alaska 62,400 

Arizona 16,200 

California 23,807 

Idaho    6,044 

Nevada 12,720 

Oregon 7,040 

Washington   15,494 


Total  . .  143,705 


NOTE. — The  notes  attached  to  some  of  the  descriptions  of  Posts,  are  by  Col.  E.  Jones,  A.  A.  G. 


INDEX, 


DEPARTMENTOF    ARIZONA. 


PAGE. 

Camp  Apache,  A.  T 1 

Camp  Bowie,  A.  T 2 

Camp   Crittenden,  A.  T  3 

Camp  Date  Creek,  A.  T 4 

Camp  Grant,  A.  T 5 

Camp  Hualpai,  A.  T 6 

Camp  Lowell,  A.  T 7 

Camp  McDowell,  A.  T 8 


PAGE 

Camp  Mojave,  A.  T 9 

Camp  Final,  A.  T 10 

Camp  Verde,  A.  T H 

Drum  Barracks,  Gal 12 

Fort  Whipple,  A.  T 13 

Fort  Yuma,  Cal . .  14 

New  San  Diego,  Cal 15 

Yuma  Depot,  A.  T 16 


DEPARTMENT  OF    CALIFORNIA. 


Angel  Island,  Cal 17 

Benicia  Barracks,  Cal 18 

Camp  Bidwell,  Cal 19 

Camp  Gaston,  Cal 20 

Camp  Halleck,  Nev 21 

Camp  McDermit,  Nev 22 


Camp  Independence,  Cal 23 

Camp  Wright,   Cal 24 

Fort  Alcatraz,  Cal 25 

Point  San  Jose,  Cal 20 

Presidio  of  San  Francisco,  Cal 27 

Yerba  Buena  Island,  Cal 28 


DEPARTMENT    OF    COLUMBIA. 


Camp  Harney,  Oregon 29 

Camp  San  Juan  Island,  W.  T 30 

Camp  Warner,  Oregon 31 

Fort  Boise,  I.   T 4 32 

Fort  Cape  Disappointment,  W.  T 33 

Fort  Colville,  W.  T .34 


Fort  Hall,  I.  T 35 

Fort  Klamath,  Oregon 3G 

Fort  Lapwai,  I.  T 37 

Fort  Stevens,  Oregon 38 

Fort  Vancouver,  W.  T 39 

Sitka,  W.  T 40 


ALPHABETICAL   INDEX. 


PAGE. 

Alcatraz,  Fort  25 

Angel  Island  17 

Apache,  Camp 1 

Benicia  Barracks 18 

Bidwell,  Camp 19 

Boise,  Fort 32 

Bowie,  Camp 2 

Cape  Disappointment,    Fort  33 

Colville,  Fort 34 

Crittenden,  Camp 3 

Date  Creek,  Camp 4 

Drum   Barracks 12 

Gaston,   Camp 20 

Grant,   Camp  5 

Hall,  Fort 35 

Halleck,  Camp 21 

Harney,  Camp 29 

Hualpai,    Camp 6 

Independence,  Camp 23 

Klamath,  Fort...                                                                       .  3§ 


PAOK. 

Lapwai,   Fort 37 

Lowell,  Camp 7 

McDermit,    Camp 22 

McDowell,    Camp 8 

Mojave,  Camp 9 

New  San  Diego 15 

Final,  Camp 10 

Point   San  Jose" 2C 

Presidio  of  San  Francisco 27 

Sau  Juan  Island,  Camp 30 

Sitka 40 

Stevens,  Fort 3b 

Vancouver,   Fort 39 

Verde,   Camp 11 

Warner,  Camp 31 

Whipple,   Fort  13 

Wright,    Camp 24 

Yerba  Buena  Island 28 

Yuma,  Fort .  14 

Yuma  Depot 16 


LIEUT.-COLONEL  GEORGE  CROOK,  236  U.  S.  Infantry,  Commanding. 


According  to    Commission  of   Brevet    Major-General. 


MAJOR   J.    J.    DANA,    Q.    M.,    U.    S.    A.,    Chief   Quartermaster. 


HEADQUARTERS:   PRESCOTT,  ARIZONA. 


DEPARTMENT    OF 


Camp  Apache,  Arizona  Territory,  (formerly  Camp  Thomas.)    Established  1870  . 

LOCATION Latitude  34  deg   and  longitude  109    deg.  -45   mm.,  approximate.     Post  situated  100  miles  nearly  north  of 

Camp  Grant,  A.  T.,  near  the  White  Mountains,  on  the  White  Mountain  Eiver.  Post  office  at  Camp  Bowie, 
A.  T.,  about  180  miles  distant.  The  nearest  town  is  Tucson,  A.  T.,  about  230  miles  distant.  Post  office 
address  :  via  Fort  Wingate,  N.  M. 

QUAKTEKS Quarters  in  course   of  construction  for  '200  men.     Twenty  buildings  18x20   feet ;  eleven  feet  high  ;  built  of 

logs,  with  board  roofs.  Kitchens  and  mess  rooms,  none  built.  Contemplated:  Three  separate  buildings. 
each  20x60  feet;  eleven  feet  high;  to  be  built  of  one-inch  lumber.  Laundresses'  quarters,  none  built, 
Contemplated:  One  for  each  laundress,  18x20  feet;  eleven  feet  high  ;  to  be  built  of  logs,  with  board  roof. 
Officers'  quarters,  none  built.  Contemplated:  nine  sets,  each  two  rooms  18x20  feet;  eleven  feet  high  : 
separated  by  a  hall  ten  feet  wide.  Kitchens,  separate  building  in  rear,  16x18  feet  ;  eleven  feet  high  :  all  to 
be  built  of  logs,  with  board  roofs.  Quartermaster's  office  18x20  feet  ;  eleven  feet  high  ;  built  of  logs,  with 
board  roof.  Adjutant's  office  to  be  of  the  same  dimensions  and  material. 

I  STORE  HOUSES.  ...In  course  of  construction — Two  Quartermaster's,  one  24x100  feet,  eleven  feet  high  ;  one  24x75  feet,  eleven 
feet  high  ;  both  stockade  of  logs,  with  board  roofs.  One  for  Subsistence  Stores,  24x100  feet  :  eleven  feet 
high  ;  same  material  as  the  Quartermaster's  ;  capacity  for  supplies  for  four  Companies  for  one  year. 

I  HOSPITAL The  hospital  is  at  present  in  tents.     Plans  for  permanent  one  not  yet  determined  upon. 

•   GUARD   HOUSE In  course  of  construction,  of  logs,  18x20  feet  ;  eleven  feet  high,  with  board  roof.     Prison  room  attached  : 

stockade  of  logs  ;  18x18  feet ;  nine  feet  high  ;  covered  with  logs,  and  board  roof. 

MAGAZINE None  built ;  plan  not  yet  determined  upon. 

j  CORRAL,  ETC One  corral  in  course  of  construction,  120x180  feet ;  nine  feet  high  ;  built  of  one-inch   lumber  ;  divided  by 

two  partitions,  making  thre.e  corrals,  each  60x120  feet,  with  a  shed  all  around  the  inside  of  each  corral  : 
capacity  for  two  Troops  of  Cavalry,  and  seventy-live  animals  of  the  Quartermaster's  Department. 

SUPPLY  DEPOT. . .  .The  nearest  Quartermaster's  Subsistence  Depot  is  at  Tucson,  A.  T.,  230  miles  distant.  The  route  of  sup- 
ply is  over  a  wagon  road  via  old  Cainp  Goodwin,  A.  T.  Supplies  can  be  transported  from  the  1st  of  May 
to  the  1st  of  January.  It  is  not  yet  known  whether  they  can  be  transported  at  other  seasons  or  not. 

SUBSISTENCE   No  definite  instructions  have  as  yet  been  received  as  to  the  amount  to  be  kept  on  hand. 

WATER The  White  Mountain  River,  which  runs  within  200  yards  of  the  post,  supplies  the  garrison  with  plenty  of 

excellent  water. 

WOOD There  is  an  abundance  of  wood  close  at  hand,  which  is  supplied  by  the  labor  of  the  troops. 

INDIANS The  nearest  Indians  are  the  Coyotero  Apaches,  in  whose  country  the  post  is  located. 

COMMUNICATION. Between  the  post  and  the  nearest  town  is  by  wagon  road  and  trail. 

RESERVATION  . . .  .The  reservation  has  not  yet  been  declared  by  the  President,  but  the  following  is  reserved  by  instructions 
received  from  Headquarters  Military  Division  of  the  Pacific  :  Starting  at  the  point  of  intersection  of  the 
boundary  between  New  Mexico  and  Arizona  with  the  south  edge  of  the  Black  Mesa,  and  following  the 
southern  edge  of  the  Black  Mesa  to  a  point  due  north  of  Sombrero,  or  Plumoso  Butte;  thence  due  south  to 
said  Sombrero  or  Plumoso  Butte  ;  thence  in  the  direction  of  the  Picache  Colorado  tp  the  crest  of  the  Apache 
Mountains,  following  said  crest  down  the  Salt  River  to  Piual  Creek;  and  thence  up  the  Final  Creek  to  the 
top  of  the  Piual  Mountains  ;  thence  following  the  crest  of  the  Piual  Range  to  the  Cordilleras  de  la  Gila,  the 
Ahnagra  Mountains,  and  other  mountains  bordering  the  north  bank  of  the  Gila  River  to  the  New  Mexico 
boundary,  near  Steeple  Rock  ;  thence  following  said  boundary  north  to  its  intersection  with  the  south  edge 
of  the  Black  Mesa,  the  starting  point. 

DESCRIPTION  OF  The  surrounding  country  is  mountainous.  Soil,  red  clay.  The  valleys  are  extremely  fertile.  Corn  and 
COUNTRY,  ETC.  .most  kinds  of  vegetables  are  raised  with  but  little  labor.  The  hills  and  valleys  are  covered  with  fine  grass, 
which  affords  excellent  grazing  for  animals  nine  mouths  in  the  year.  There  is  an  abundance  of  good  pine 
timber  in  the  vicinity  of  the  post.  The  climate  is  mild  during  the  summer,  with  no  extreme  heat.  During 
the  months  of  July  and  August  rain  falls  nearly  every  day.  The  winter  climate  is  as  yet  unknown.  Health 
of  locality  unknown,  but  supposed  to  be  good.  A  good  wagon  road  has  been  constructed  by  the  troops 
to  the  Zuni  Villages,  New  Mexico,  distant  about  110  miles,  which  gives  communication  with  Fort  Wingate, 
N.  M.,  about  160  miles  distant,  and  Santa  Fee,  N.  M.,  about  300  miles, 


Information  given  by  Lieutenant  MOSES  HA.BEIS,  1st  Cavalry,  December,  1870,  the  A.  A.  Q.  M.  at  the  time. 

NOTE.— About  30  miles  from  the  post,  on  road  to  Zuni  Villages,  a  road  branches  off  which  affords  communication  with  Camp 
Verde. 


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Camp  Bowie,   Arizona  Territory.     Established  under  the  name  of  Fort  Bowie  in  August,  1862,  by  Company  G,  5th 
California  Volunteers,  Infantry. 

LOCATION Latitude  33  deg.  40  min.  50   sec.;  longitude  from  Greenwich,  109  deg.  25  min.  30  sec.,  and  elevated  about 

4,826  feet  above  the  sea.  Post  office  at  the  post.  Ralston  City,  New  Mexico,  fifty-five  miles  distant, 
the  nearest  town.  The  nearest  settlement  is  on  the  San  Pedro  River,  A.  T.,  distance  fifty-five  miles. 

QUARTERS Three,  for  three  hundred  men;  one    160x22  feet,  one  145x30%  feet,  and  one  118x24  feet,  built  of  adobes, 

new,  and  in  good  condition.  Officers'  quarters,  three;  built  of  adobes  and  in  good  condition.  Roofs  of 
the  Company's  quarters  are  constructed  of  logs  covered  with  earth.  The  Officers'  quarters  have  an  addi- 
tional coat  of  lime  cement.  Each  of  the  Officers'  and  Men's  quarters  has  a  spacious  dining-room  and 
kitchen  as  outhouse. 

STOREHOUSES Built  of  adobes  and  in  good  condition.     Quartermaster's  and  Commissary  store  rooms  in  one  building — the 

former  56x20  feet,  the  latter  54x20  feet,  with  a  10x20  feet  hall  for  office  intervening.  The  building  is  eleven 
feet  high  to  the  roof;  capacity  for  supplies  for  three  Companies  for  six  months.  The  roof  is  made  of  logs, 
covered  with  earth  and  a  coat  of  lime  cement. 

HOSPITAL Built  of  adobes,  88x22   feet.     The  storeroom,  10x22  feet,  is  north  of  a  54x22  feet  ward  room,  (capacity 

twelve  beds)  adjoining  the  dispensary,  office,  and  Steward's  room,  12x22  feet.  The  southern  extremity  is 
used  as  mess  room  and  kitchen,  12x22  feet.  The  roof  is  constructed  of  logs,  covered  with  earth  and  a  coat 
of  lime  cement.  The  building  joins  the  Quartermaster's  store  room  (with  the  north  end)  at  right  angles, 
new  and  in  good  condition. 

GUARD     HOUSE,..  Built  of  adobes,  32x20  feet;  new  and  in  good  condition.     Guard  room,  12x20  feet.     Prison  room,  20x20 
ETC.  feet.     Roof  is  built  of  logs  covered  with  earth.     Quartermaster's  corral  is  built  of  adobes,  new,  175x85  feet; 

wall  eight  feet  high,  having  on  the  west  and  north  side  shelter  for  public  animals.  To  the  right  and  left  of 
the  entrance  (on  the  south  side)  are  carpenter's  and  blacksmith's  shops,  each  20x16  feet,  and  harness  and 
grain  room,  each  16x16  feet.  The  grain  room  has  a  capacity  for  60,000  pounds  of  grain.  Buildings  new 
and  in  go;>d  condition.  Stables  for  two  Cavalry  Companies  built  of  timber.  Roof  on  one  is  partly  covered 
with  shingles,  partly  with  earth;  the  other  stable  is  covered  with  paulins.  Three  sets  of  Officers'  quarters, 
a  new  hospital,  and  two  adobe  corrals  are  to  be  erected. 

SUPPLY  DEPOT. .  .  .The  nearest  Quartermaster  and  Subsistence  Depots  are  at  Tucson  Depot,  A.  T.,  one  hundred  and  five  miles 
distant.     The  route  of  supply  is  by  wagon  road.     Supplies  can  be  transported  at  all  seasons  of  the  year. 

SUBSISTENCE. ..  ...Six  months'  supply  is  usually  kept  on  hand. 

WATER .The  post  is  supplied  with  water  of  excellent  quality  from  a  spring,  about  500  yards  distant,  by  a  water 

wagon. 

WOOD Wood  is  furnished  by  contract  at  a  cost  of  $9  50  per  cord. 

INDIANS . .  ..Nearest  Indians  are  the  Chiricahua  Apaches. 

COMMUNICATION.  .Between  post  and  nearest  town  is  by  wagon. 

RESERVATION The  reservation  on  which  the  post  is  situated  has  been  declared  by  the  President,  March  30,  1870,  one 

square  mile  held  as  reserved. 

DESCRIPTION  OF. The  post  is  built  on  a  fine  plateau  in  the  Apache  Pass  of  the  Chiricahua  Mountains,  on  the  overland  mail 
COUNTRY,  ETC.  route  from  La  Masilla,  N.  M.,'  to  San  Diego,  Cal.  Surrounding  country  mountainous;  soil  sandy  and 
rocky,  not  arable.  Rich  deposits  of  gold  and  silver  have  been  fonud  in  the  immediate  vicinity  of  the  post. 
Operations  have  been  commenced  in  the  new  rich  silver  mines  near  Ralston  City,  N.  M.,  fifty-five  miles 
distant.  Timber  plenty  on  the  northern  slope  of  the  mountains,  mostly  pine  and  oak — some  cedar.  No 
grain  or  vegetables  can  be  raised  within  a  nearer  distance  than  thirty  miles  of  the  post .  Grass — grama 
and  upland.  Nearest  river  is  the  San  Pedro,  fifty-five  miles  west;  can  be  forded  during  all  seasons. 
Climate  mild;  generally  warm  during  summer  months;  an  occasional  fall  of  snow  during  the  winter;  aver- 
age temperature,  62.27  deg.  thermometer,  55.39  deg.  hygrometer;  health  of  locality  good.  No  settlements. 


Information  given  by  Captain  R.  F.  BEENAKD,  1st  U.  S.  Cavalry,  August  1870,  the  commanding  officer  at  the  time. 

NOTE— In  May,  1871,  work  in  the  mines  at  the  post  had  been  discontinued,  and  those  at  Ralston  were  pretty  much  all  aban- 
doned, work  on  them  not  having  proved  remunerative. 


OF 


Camp  Crittenden,  Arizona  Territory-    Established  1868. 

LOCATION  Latitude  31  deg.  35  miu.  45  sec.;  longitude  110  deg.  36  min.;  situated  within  %  mile  of  old  Fort  Buchanan. 

Post  office  at  the  post.  Nearest  settlements  in  Sonoita  Valley,  four  miles  distant.  The  boundary  line  be- 
tween Arizona,  U.  S.,  and  Soiiora,  Mexico,  lies  twenty  miles  via  the  Mowrey  Mines  south  from  this  post. 

QUARTERS Quarters  for  two  Companies  of  Troops,  117x18  feet;  built  of  adobe;  wall  twelve  feet  high  and  two  and  a 

half  feet  thick;  L  011  fronts  used  as  orderly  rooms:  L  on  rear  of  buildings,  used  as  temporary  dining  rooms. 
Kitchen  and  bake  hoiise — Two  rooms  under  the  same  roof,  attached.  Officers'  quarters — Three  sets,  30x20 
feet;  built  of  adobe;  walls  eleven  feet  high  and  eighteen  inches  thick;  partitioned  into  two  rooms  each,  for- 
merly intended  for  dining  rooms  and  kitchens  to  officers'  quarters,  which  have  not  been  built.  Laun- 
dresses' quarters  Five  sets.  All  these  building  are  roofed  with  pine  slats  and  earth,  and  are  in  good  con- 
dition. 

HOSPITAL Hospital  80x24  feet,  built  of  adobe;  walls  eleven  feet  high  and  eighteen  inches  thick;  room  21x14  feet  par- 
titioned off  west  end,  used  for  surgery;  capacity  for  twelve  beds;  roofed  with  pine  logs,  slats  and  earth; 
in  good  condition.  Tents  are  used  for  temporary  kitchen,  dining  and  store  rooms. 

STORE  HOUSES. .  .Quartermaster's,  117x18  feet,  built  of  adobe;  walls  eleven  feet  high  and  two  and  a  half  feet  thick,  parti- 
tioned into  three  rooms — north  room  used  for  storing  Quartermaster's  stores;  center  room  for  clothing, 
camp,  and  garrison  equipage;  south  room  for  storing  grain;  roofed  with  pine  logs,  slats  and  earth;  in  good 
condition.  Commissary  8(5x24  feet,  built  of  adobe;  walls  twelve  feet  high  and  eighteen  inches  thick;  two 
rooms,  each  22x14  feet,  partitioned  off— one  at  south  end  used  as  Quartermaster's  and  Sub-Officer's  room, 
and  one  at  north  end  for  storing  canned  fruits,  etc.;  can  store  one  year's  supply  for  two  Companies;  roofed 
with  pine  logs,  slats,  and  earth;  in  good  condition. 

GUARD  HOUSE.  ..  .Guard  house,  60x24  feet,  built  of  adobe;  walls  ten  feet  high  and  eighteen  inches  thick;  partitioned  into 
three  rooms — soiith  room  21x18  feet,  for  guard  room;  center  room  same  dimensions,  for  prisoners'  room; 
that  at  north  end,  21x11  feet,  walls  built  of  rubble  masonry  laid  up  in  mortar,  intended  for  a  cell,  at 
present  used  as  a  temporary  magazine ;  shingle  roof,  the  only  one  in  the  garrison;  in  good  condition. 

CORRALS Two  in  number,  each  125x125  feet;  built  of  adobe;  walls  average  ten  feet  high,    eighteen  inches  thick. 

Good  sheds  around  two  sides  of  each  corral,  built  of  unhewn  pine  logs,  and  roofed  with  logs,  brush 
and  earth.  East  corral  can  accommodate  150  Cavalry  horses;  west  corral  can  accommodate  100  head  of 
beef  cattle  and  60  head  of  Quartermaster's  animals. 

WORK  SHOPS Blacksmith,  carpenter,  paint,  and  saddler  shops  form  an  irregular  square  110x60  feet,  under  same  roof; 

built  of  adobe;  walls  average  ten  feet  high  and  twenty  inches  thick,  roofed  with  poles,  brush  and  earth. 
The  yard  is  used  for  storing  those  articles  of  Quartermaster's  stores  not  liable  to  perish.  This  pile  of 
buildings  was  the  headquarters  and  residence  of  the  former  commanding  officer  of  old  Fort  Buchanan,  has 
been  extensively  repaired,  and  is  now  in  good  condition. 

SUPPLY  DEPOT.  .  .  .At  Tucson  Depot,  A.  T.,  65  miles  distant.  Supplies  hauled  over  good  wagon  road,  and  can  be  transported 
at  any  season  of  the  year. 

SUBSISTENCE Three  months'  supply  usually  kept  on  hand. 

WATER The  post  is  supplied  with  good  water  from  springs  in  its  immediate  vicinity,  and  from  two  wells  situated 

within  the  garrison. 

WOOD Fuel  is  furnished  by  the  labor  of  the  troops. 

INDIANS Apaches;  hostile. 

COMMUNICATION.. Between  post  and  nearest  town  and  settlements  is  by  wagon  roads. 

RESERVATION Designated  in  General  Orders,  No.  57,  dated  Headquarters  Department  of  California,  San  Francisco,  Sep- 
tember 30,  1867;  declared  March  30,  1870. 

DESCRIPTION  OF.. Surrounding  country  hilly.  Soil,  a  black  loam.  Grain,  hay  and  vegetables  are  raised  in  abundance. 
COUNTRY,  ETC.  Timber  plenty;  an  inexhaustible  supply  of  pine  can  be  procured  in  the  Santa  Rieta  Mountains,  nine  miles 
west  from  this  point.  The  surrounding  hills  generally  speaking  are  covered  with  a  growth  of  stunted 
black  oak  timber,  which  affords  the  garrison  a  never  failing  supply  of  good  hard  wood  for  fuel.  The  labor 
required  to  erect  the  public  buildings  was  mainly  performed  by  the  troops.  The  mail  (carried  by  a  detail 
of  soldiers)  leave  here  for  Tucson,  sixty-five  miles  north,  and  returns  once  a  week.  Climate  very  warm 
during  the  summer  months.  The  nights  are  cold.  Average  monthly  temperature — Thermometer,  65  deg. 
Health  of  locality  good. 

Information  given  by  Lieutenant  WILLIAM  J.  Ross,  21st  Infantry,  December,  1870,  the  A.  A.  Q.  M.,  at  the  time. 
6  NOTE — This  post  designed  for  four  Companies,  bad  in  May,  1871,  accommodations  for  but  two. 


DEPARTMENT    OF    ARIZONA. 


Camp  Date  Creek,  Arizona  Territory.  Date  Creek  Cainp  was  originally  established  in  1864,  by  California  Volunteers. 
In  1866  the  troops  were  moved  twenty-five  miles  north,  on  the  road  to  Prescott,  for  protection  of  settlers 
in  Skull  Valley.  In  1867  the  command  returned  to  Date  Creek,  and  in  1868  they  were  moved  to  present 
location.  Established  1866  as  Carnp  McPherson.  Name  changed  to  Camp  Date  Creek  by  General  Orders 
No.  29,  Headquarters  Military  Division  of  the  Pacific,  November  "23,  1868. 

LOCATION Latitude  34  deg.  45  min.  north;  longitude  from  Greenwich,   112  deg.   18  rnin.  west,  on  the  south  bank  of 

Date  Creek.  Post  office  address,  Wickenburg,  A.  T.  Nearest  town,  Wickenburg,  A.  T.,  twenty-six  miles 
distant. 

QUARTERS For  two  Companies,  size  70x22  feet,  built  of  adobe  with  shingle  roof.     For  officers,  four  sets  of  quarters — 

three  of  adobe  and  one  of  stone,  all  provided  with  both  shingle  and  earth  roofs  ;  three  sets  having  kitchens 
and  dining  rooms  of  adobe  attached.  Size  of  officers'  quarters,  25x18  feet  ;  kitchens  and  dining  rooms, 
32x16  feet.  Both  Officers'  quarters  and  Men's  barracks  are  in  good  condition  and  comfortable.  There  are 
three  sets  of  laundress  quarters,  all  of  adobe  ;  two  of  them,  size  20x20,  covered  with  shingles,  and  one 
18x12  with  earth  roof.  One  of  these  (20x20)  is  used  as  Adjutant's  office.  Cavalry  and  Quartermaster's 
corrals  are  built  of  logs.  Sheds  covered  with  cornstalks  and  manure  are  erected  to  cover  horses  and  mules. 
Separate  apartments  for  beef  cattle  and  sheep. 

STORE  HOUSES — One  building  100x22  feet,  built  of  stone  and  roofed  with  shingles,  used  both  as  Quartermaster  and  Commis- 
sary store  house.  The  building  is  divided  into  four  apartments,  used  respectively,  as  office,  subsistence 
store  room,  grain  room,  and  clothing  room,  each  of  them  provided  with  a  stone  floor  and  well  ventilated. 

HOSPITAL Hospital  built  of  adobe,   80x14   feet;    ward  room  in  the  center  22  feet  deep;  south  wing  containing  three 

rooms,  used  respectively  as  dispensary,  store  room,  and  surgeon's  quarters;  and  north  wing  containing 
two  rooms,  used  as  dining  room  and  kitchen.  Capacity  of  ward,  twelve  beds. 

SHOPS One  building  32x14  feet,  used  as  blacksmith  and  carpenter  shop.  It  is  built  of  logs  and  covered  with  canvass. 

GUARD  HOUSE.  . .  .There  is  no  permanent  guard  house  at  the  post,  a  tent  being  Tised  at  present  for  that  purpose. 

COMPANY  STORE.. Two  buildings  of  adobe,  each  20x20  feet,  covered  with  shingles,  form  the  Company  store  rooms  and  offices. 
ROOMS.  They  are  erected  adjoining  the  Company  barracks. 

KITCHENS   AND..  .Each  Company  has  an  adobe  kitchen  with  shingle  roof,  size  20x20  feet.     Temporary  mess  rooms  of  poles 
MESS  ROOMS.       covered  with  canvass  are  attached. 

SUPPLY  DEPOT. . .  .The  nearest  supply  depot  is  at  Fort  Yuma,  Cal.,  from  which  all  Commissary  and  Quartermaster  stores  for 
the  post  are  drawn.  The  route  of  supply  is  by  water  to  Ehrenberg,  A.  T.,  and  thence  by  wagon  to  this 
post,  117  miles.  Supplies  can  be  transported  at  all  seasons  of  the  year,  provided  there  is  sufficient  water 
in  the  Colorado  River  to  allow  steamers  to  come  up  to  Ehrenberg. 

SUBSISTENCE Six  months'  supply  is  usually  kept  on  hand. 

WATER The  post  is  supplied  with  water  from  a  well  56  feet  deep;  water  for  animals  being  taken  from  Date  Creek, 

where  a  good  supply  can  always  be  had  for  that  purpose. 

WOOD Wood  can  be  found  in  limited  quantities  some  five  miles  from  the  post,  and  is  furnished  to  the  post  by  the 

labor  of  the  troops.     The  quality  is  poor,  being  only  cottonwood  and  willow. 

INDIANS Nearest  Indians  are  the  Apache  Mojaves  and  Yavapais. 

COMMUNICATION  .  Between  post  and  nearest  town  is  by  wagon. 

RESERVATION The  reservation  is  six  miles inlength  (east  and  west),  and  two  and  a  half  miles  in  width  (north  and  south), 

and  covers  an  area  of  5,623.90  acres,  declared  March  30,  1870. 

DESCRIPTION Surrounding  country  hilly  and  mountainous  ;    soil  sandy,  except  in  the  creek  bottom,  where  the  soil  has 

been  cultivated  as  a  post  garden  with  success.  Grass  plenty.  Climate  mild;  very  little,  if  any  snow  dur- 
ing the  winter,  but  very  warm  in  summer,  thermometer  ranging  as  high  as  112  deg.  Fahr.  in  the  shade. 
Average  temperature,  60.4  thermometer.  Health  of  locality  excellent. 


Information  given  by  Brevet  Lieutenant-Colonel  R.  F.  O'BBIBKE,  Captain  21st  Infantry,  July,  1870,  the  commanding  officer  at 

the  time 


DEPARTMENT    OF 


Camp   G-rant,   Arizona  Territory.     Established  in  1856,  under  name  of  Fort  Breckenridge. 

LOCATION Latitude  32  deg.  47  min.  35  sec.;  longitude  west  from  Greenwich,  113  deg.  37  min.  15  sec.,  approximately. 

at  the  junction  of  the  Arivaypa  with  the  San  Pedro  River,  56  miles  north  of  Tucson.  Elevation  above  the 
sea  about  2,500  feet.  Post  office  and  nearest  town  or  settlement,  about  fifty-eight  miles  distant. 

QUARTERS For  one  hundred  and  eighty  men.     Those  occupied  by  Troops,  K  1st  Cavalry  and  F  3d  Cavalry,  are  built  of 

stockade  ;  timber  partly  rotten  ;  roofs  leak  badly  ;  buildings  totally  unfit  for  quarters.  Those  occupied  by 
Company  I.,  21st  Infantry,  are  built  of  adobe;  roof  leaks  some,  requiring  constant  repairs.  Officers'  quar- 
ters, ten  rooms,  averaging  15x18  feet,  nine  feet  high  ;  one  kitchen  12x15  feet ;  one  dining  room  12x15  feet — 
all  built  of  adobes  ;  roofs  require  constant  repair,  and  even  then  they  will  leak  during  rainy  season.  The 
officers  have  not  sufficient  room  for  either  comfort  or  health. 

STOREHOUSES Quartermaster  and  Commissary,  with  corral  attached,  150x100  feet — thirteen  feet  high;  an  adobe  building  ; 

capacity  for  supplies  for  three  Companies  for  one  year;  roof  made  of  logs  and  earth,  require  frequent  re- 
pairs ;  grain  room,  capacity  for  150,000  pounds  of  corn. 

HOSPITAL Hospital  built  of  adobe,  consisting  of  three  apartments — one  of  the  apartments  18x15  feet,  nine  feet  high, 

used  as  a  dispensary,  office,  and  Steward's  room  ;  one  for  ward  room,  30x16  feet,  twelve  feet  high,  capacity 
for  eight  beds  ;  one  for  kitchen,  14x16  feet,  eight  feet  high.  Roof,  logs  and  earth. 

GUARD  HOUSE   . .  .Guard  house  built  of  adobe,  consisting  of  one  room  33x18  feet,  ten  feet  high. 

ADJUTANT'S  15x32  feet,  ten  feet  high;  built  of  adobe,  and  containing  two  apartments — one  used  for  office  and  the   other 

OFFICE for  a  magazine.     All  buildings  are  leaky,  and  require  frequent  repairs. 

CORRALS Cavalry  corrals,  two;  capacity  for  stabling  150  horses  ;  built  of  logs  on  the  principle  of  a  stockade.  This  is 

done  more  for  protection  against  Indians  than  weather. 

SUPPLY  DEPOT.. .  .The  nearest  Quartermaster  and  Subsistence  depots  are  at  Tucson,  Arizona,  fifty-six  miles  distant.     The 
route  of  supply  is  by  wagon  road.     Supplies  can  be  transported  all  seasons  of  the  year. 

SUBSISTENCE. . Six  months'  supply  is  usually  kept  on  hand. 

WATER The  post  was  formerly  supplied  with  water  from  the  Rio  San  Pedro,  but  lately  a  well  has  been  dug  on  the 

banks  of  the  Arivaypa  Creek,  from  which  good  water  is  obtained — by  the  water  wagons. 

WOOD Wood  is  furnished  by  the  labor  of  the  troops. 

INDIANS Nearest  Indians  are  the  Pinal  tribe  and  the  Arivaypa  Apaches, 

COMMUNICATION  .Between  post  and  nearest  town  is  by  wagon.' 

RESERVATION The  reservation  on  which  the  post  is  situated,  was  declared  March  30,  1870,  and  contains  an  area  of  2,031, 

70-100  acres,  surveyed  in  February,  1869,  by  George  M.  Wheeler,  Corps  of  Engineers. 

SOIL,  CLIMATE,  Surrounding  country  mountainous,  with  little   wood.     Corn,  wheat,  beans,  melons,  and   the  usual  garden 

ETC vegetables,  except  potatoes,  can  be  produced  in  the  valley  of  the   Rio  San  Pedro  by  means  of  irrigation. 

Grazing  facilities  good.  With  few  exceptions,  the  river  can  be  forded  at  all  seasons  of  the  year.  Climate 
during  the  summer  months,  hot ;  average  temperature,  68.53  thermometer  ;  hygrometer,  59.15.  Health  of 
locality,  except  in  rainy  season,  good. 


Information  given  by  Captain  J.  R.  DUXKELBEROEB,  1st  U.  S.  Cavalry,  July,  1870,  the  commanding  officer  at  the  time. 


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DEPARTMENT    OP 


Camp  Hualpai,  Arizona  Territory.     (Formerly  Camp  Toll  Gate.)     Established  1869. 

LOCATION Latitude  35  deg.  10  min.;  longitude  from  Greenwich,  113  deg.  50  min.     One  mile  and  a  half  southeast  of 

Aztec  Pass,  and  forty  miles  northeast  from  Prescott.     Post  office  at  Prescott,  which  is  the  nearest  town. 

QUARTERS For  one  hundred  and  fifty  men,  consisting  of  common  tents  raised  on  stockade,  four  feet  high,  with  floors 

and  adobe  chimneys.  Commanding  Officers' quarters  built  of  undressed  lumber;  roof  shingled;  has  two 
rooms  and  small  shed  adjoining;  condition  fair.  The  remaining  officers  are  in  wall  tents,  floored,  with 
adobe  chimneys. 

STORE  HOUSES  ...Quartermaster  and  Commissary  store  house  103x33  feet,  and  fourteen  feet  high,  made  of  pine  logs  placed 
upright  and  filled  in  with  adobe;  in  very  good  condition.  Capacity  for  supplies  for  four  Companies  for  one 
year.  One  grain  house  24x24  feet,  and  ten  feet  high;  capacity  four  and  a  half  months'  supply  for  one  hun- 
dred and  fifty  horses;  newly  repaired.  Harness  and  meat  house  (two  rooms)  36x15  feet,  nine  feet  high; 
made  of  slabs;  newly  made. 

HOSPITAL Consists  of  two  hospital  tents  and  three  wall  tents.     Two  hospital  tents  and  one  wall  tent  used  as  ward 

room,  one  wall  tent  for  dispensary,  and  one  wall  tent  for  store  room. 

GUARD  HOUSE. .  .  .Built  of  cedar  and  pine  logs,  with  earth  and  brush  covering  for  roof,  31x15%  feet,  and  eight  feet  high; 
condition  good.  Quartermaster  and  Commissary  corral  built  of  logs;  condition  good.  Two  stables  built 
of  logs  for  cavalry,  154x30  feet,  seven  feet  high;  capacity  of  each  stable,  thirty-one  stalls  or  sixty-two 
horses;  condition  good;  roof  made  of  poles  with  hay  covering;  needs  repairing.  One  Quartermaster  sta- 
ble 118x30  feet  and  six  and  a  half  feet  high;  of  same  material  as  cavalry  stable;  capacity,  twenty-six  stalls, 
fifty-two  animals;  need  repairs.  These  stables  are  well  adapted'  for  the  climate.  Post  bake  house 
22%xl6%  feet,  and  eight  feet  high;  capacity  for  baking  for  150  men.  The  bakery  is  covered  with  a  shingle 
roof. 

SUPPLY  DEPOT  .  Fort  Yuma,  Cal.  All  stores  for  this  post  are  brought  up  the  Colorado  River  by  steamer  from  Yuma  to  Camp 
Mojave,  and  from  there  transported  in  citizens'  trains  to  this  post;  distance  from  Mojave  to  this  post,  125 
miles.  Supplies  can  be  transported  for  about  eight  or  nine  months  of  the  year.  The  river  is  very  low  at 
certain  seasons. 

SUBSISTENCE There  is  about  four  months'  supply  kept  on  hand. 

WATER  This  post  is  supplied  with  water  from  a  well  recently  dug. 

WOOD Cedar  in  great  abundance  on  all  sides.    There  is  a  large  quantity  of  pine  within  three  miles  of  the  post. 

Fuel  is  furnished  by  the  troops. 

INDIANS The  Yavapais  or  Apache  Mojaves  and  Hualpais  are  the  nearest  tribes  of  Indians.  The  former  tribe  is  hos- 
tile, the  latter  is  friendly,  but  do  not  come  within  fifty  miles  of  the  post.  Their  country  lies  near  Camp 
Mojave. 

COMMUNICATION.. Between  this  post  and  Prescott,  by  mail  wagon. 
RESERVATION One  square  mile  is  held  as  reserved;  not  yet  declared. 

GRAZING There  is  abundance  of  grazing,  principally  bunch  grass  or  grama,  within  three  miles  of  the  post,  on  the 

southeast  side. 

DESCRIPTION The  post  is  situated  on  a  gravelly  mesa;  soil  coarse.     There  is  abundance  of  shade.     The  surrounding 

country  is  very  rugged  and  mountainous.  There  are  formidable  canons  above  and  below  the  post  on  the 
main  road,  and  the  post  is  situated  between  them  with  a  view  to  the  preservation  of  the  road  from  attacks 
by  the  Indians.  Vegetables  can  be  raised  in  the  bottom  land  below  the  mesa;  soil  is  very  good,  being 
watered,  by  a  running  stream  called  Walnut  Creek.  The  only  difficulties  encountered  are  the  early  and 
late  frosts.  Climate  mild.  This  mesa  is  about  6,000  feet  above  the  level  of  the  sea. 


Information  given  by  Captain  R.  H.  POND,  12th  U.  S.  Infantry,  July,  1870,  the  commanding  officer  at  the  time. 
Nora— Comfortable  quarters  for  three  Companies  were  being  erected  at  Camp  Hualpai  in  May,  1871.  (?) 


DEPARTMENT    OF    ARIZONA. 


Camp  Lowell,  Arizona  Territory.    Established  August  29, 1866. 

LOCATION On  the  east  side  and  adjoining  the  town  of  Tucson,  the  capital  of  Arizona  Territory,  a  place  of  about  3,000 

inhabitants,  situated  in  the  valley  of  the  Santa  Cruz  River,  in  latitude  32  deg.  12  min.  north,  and  longitude 
110  deg.  52  min.,  west,  about  2,000  feet  above  sea  level.  Tucson  was  first  garrisoned  by  U.S.  Troops 
May  20,  1862,  and  occupied  until  Sept.  15, 1864,  when  it  was  abandoned,  it  having  been  during  this  period, 
as  it  now  is,  the  depot  of  supplies  for  Southern  Arizona.  In  May,  1865,  it  was  re-occupied,  and  so  con- 
tinued until  August  29,  1866,  when  it  was  declared  a  permanent  military  post  under  the  name  of  Camp 
Lowell,  in  honor  of  Brigadier  General  Charles  B.  Lowell,  U.  S.  V.,  6th  U.  S.  Cavalry,  who  was  killed  at 
Cedar  Creek,  Va. 

RESERVATION. . . .  The  records  of  the  original  reservation  have  been  lost,  but  it  was  recently  re-surveyed  by  Lieutenant  V.  M. 
C.  Silva,  21st  Infantry,  under  orders  of  Brevet  Colonel  M.  Cogswell,  21st  Infantry,  commanding  post.  A 
report  of  this  survey  with  map  has  been  forwarded  to  the  Quartermaster  General's  office,  but  the  reserva- 
tion has  not  yet  been  declared  by  the  President.  Its  boundaries  are  as  follows :  Commencing  at  a  point  on 
the  overland  road  from  Tucson  to  Santa  Fe  designated  by  an  oak  post;  thence  north  41%  chains;  thence 
east  88  chains;  thence  south  41%  chains;  thence  west  88  chains  to  place  of  beginning — being  367  acres  and 
20,328  square  feet. 

POST  OFFICE Post  office,  Tucson,  A.  T. 

QUARTERS No  quarters.  The  construction  of  buildings  has  been  authorized  to  be  done  by  labor  of  troops.  The  com- 
mand has  not  since  been  adequate,  so  no  quarters  have  been  built. 

STORE  HOUSES No  storehouses.  Storehouses  for  Tucson  depot  rented  in  Tucson.     Dimensions  as  follows:  One  20x41%  feet 

and  one  16x36  feet,  for  grain;  one  34%xl72  feet  for  Quartermaster's  stores  and  clothing;  one  19x112%  feet, 
one  27%x48  feet,  and  one  41%xlo%  feet,  for  subsistence  stores.  These,  with  one  office  19%x59  feet,  a 
blacksmith  shop  21%x41%  feet,  a  carpenter  shop  22x34  feet,  and  a  saddler's  shop  13x29  feet,  and  a  corral  273x 
300  feet,  are  rented  at  the  rate  of  $635  per  month. 

HOSPITAL No  hospital.     Hospital  rented  in  town  of  Tucson;  a  fine  building,  well  ventilated  and  healthfully  located. 

Dimensions,  44x34  and  43  feet.     Rented  at  $60  per  month. 

GUARD  HOUSE A  very  excellent  adobe  building,  25%x54%  feet,  in  good  condition. 

MAGAZINE Built  of  adobe,  19x39  feet — a  good  building,  in  good  repair. 

SUPPLY  DEPOT. .  .Tucson,  A.  T.,  adjoining  post. 

SUBSISTENCE Nine  months'  supply  always  kept  at  Tucson  depot.     Flour  and  beans  purchased  at  depot  at  low  rates. 

WATER Supplied  by  excellent  well  at  the  quarters. 

WOOD Supplied  by  contract  at  a  cost  of  $4  20  per   cord.     A  good  quality  of  mesquite   to   be  had  within  four  or 

five  miles. 

INDIANS The  nearest  resident  Indians  are  the  Papagos,  who   are  friendly.    The  Apaches  inhabit  the  neighboring 

mountains,  and  make  war  at  every  opportunity,  frequently  coming  into  the  very  town  and  committing 
depredations. 

COMMUNICATION.  .By  wagon,  both  to  and  from  post  entirely.  Roads  good  nearly  all  the  year;  only  bad  a  short  period  in  the 
rainy  season. 

DESCRIPTION  OF  Surrounding  country  mountainous,  with  fertile  valleys  interspersed.  Timber  only  on  the  mountains,  difficult 
COUNTRY,  ETC ...  of  access.  Mesquite  for  wood  in  the  valleys,  cottonwood  along  the  streams  in  limited  quantities.  Corn, 
barley,  wheat,  etc.,  can  be  raised  in  the  valleys  wherever  irrigable.  The  supply  of  grain  for  the  post  is 
ample.  Grass  of  the  kind  known  as  the  black  grama  abundant  within  a  few  miles.  Streams  of  the  country 
nearly  always  dry;  only  rise  with  very  heavy  rains,  and  fall  soon  after.  Climate  hot  during  most  of  the 
year,  evenings  and  nights  usually  cold.  Average  temperature,  (59.67  thermometer;  hygrometer,  62.31. 
Health  usually  pretty  good,  though  malarial  fevers  prevail  during  summer  and  fall.  Settlements  along  the 
Santa  Cruz  and  San  Pedro  Rivers,  and  on  the  Gila  to  the  north. 


Information  given  by  Brevet  Lieutenant-Colonel  J.  G.  C.  Lee,  Assistant  Quartermaster,  Tucson  Depot,  A.  T. 
NOTE. — No  quarters  at  Camp  Lowell  in  May,  1871. 


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Camp  McDowell,  Arizona  Territory.     Established  September,  1865. 

LOCATION On  the  west  bank  of  the  Eio  Verde,  seven  miles  from  its  junction  with  the  Rio  Salado.     Latitude  33  deg. 

40  min.;  longitude  111  deg.  40  min.  Post  office  at  the  post.  Maricopa  Wells,  a  trading  establishment  on 
the  Gila,  about  fifty  miles  south-southwest  is  the  nearest  settlement.  A  farming  settlement  called  Phoenix 
is  growing  up  at  Salt  River,  about  thirty  miles  southwest  from  here.  Post  1,800  feet  above  sea  level. 

QUARTERS For  fifty  men,  built  of  adobe;  mud  roof.    These  quarters  are  occupied  by  a  troop  of  Cavalry.    The  rest  of 

the  garrison  are  quartered  in  "A"  tents,  protected  from  the  sun  during  the  sxammer  months  by  shelters 
of  willow  brush.  The  officers'  quarters  consist  of  four  buildings  for  Company  officers  and  one  for  the 
commanding  officer.  They  are  of  adobe  with  mud  roofs;  old  and  leaky,  need  continual  repairs,  and 
cannot  stand  much  longer.  They  were  built  in  the  winter  of  1865-6  by  the  labor  of  the  troops. 

STORE  HOUSES  .  .One  adobe  building,  130x23  feet,  divided  into  four  rooms — two  being  used  for  Quartermaster's  property, 
one  as  a  Commissary  store  house,  and  one  as  an  office.  Capacity  for  supplies  for  four  Companies  for  six 
months.  Two  rooms  of  another  building  are  used  as  grain  store  house.  They  will  hold  about  200,000 
pounds  of  barley,  equivalent  to  two  months'  supply  for  the  present  garrison. 

HOSPITAL Adobe  building;  mud  roof;  120%x23  feet;  divided  into  six  rooms.     First,  the  surgery;  second,  the  ward; 

third  and  forth,  the  store;  fifth,  dining  room;  sixth,  kitchen.  The  ward  is  35.9x19%  feet,  and  twelve  feet 
high.  Capacity,  eleven  beds,  with  756  cubic  feet  of  air  space  each. 

GUARD  HOUSE.  .  .  .Adobe,  mud  roof;  in  poor  condition;  old,  leaky  and  insecure.  Quartermaster's  corral  built  of  logs,  with 
brush  shades.  In  as  good  order  as  is  possible,  considering  material  used.  Cavalry  corral  built  of  logs, 
with  shades,  storeroom  and  shops;  in  good  order.  They  are  three  in  number,  each  adapted  to  contain  a 
troop  of  cavalry  horses. 

SUPPLY  DEPOT  ..The  nearest  is  Yuma  Depot,  at  Fort  Yurna,  Cal.,  240  miles  distant.  The  route  of  supply  is  by  wagon  road. 
Supplies  can  be  transported  at  all  seasons  of  the  year.  Perhaps  once  in  two  years  the  Gila  and  Rio  Salado 
are  unfordable  for  a  month  in  the  spring. 

SUBSISTENCE Six  months'  supply  is  always  kept  on  hand. 

WATER The  post  is  supplied  by  water  wagon  from  the  Rio  Verde.  A  well  seventy-five  feet  deep  is  just  being  fin- 
ished. It  has  about  seven  feet  of  water  at  present.  Water  sweet  and  pure. 

WOOD Furnished  by  contract  at  a  cost  of  $7  95  per  cord. 

INDIANS The  nearest  friendly  Indians  are  the  Pimos  and  Maricopas,  living  on  the  Gila  fifty  miles  distant.  The  hos- 
tile Indians  are  the  Apache  Mojaves,  Tonto  Apaches,  Final  Apaches,  and  Coyotero  Apaches.  These  bands 
live  in  the  Massosal,  Sierra  Ancho,  Final  Mountains  and  White  Motintains.'  They  all  make  raids  in  the 
country  adjacent,  to  the  post,  and  are  boldest  and  most  destructive  in  the  early  spring  and  in  the  fall  about 
harvest  time. 

COMMUNICATION.. Between  post  and  nearest  town  is  by  wagon. 

RESERVATION Has  been  declared  by  the  President,  April  12,  1867,  containing  about  fourteen  square  miles  (7  miles  by 

2  1-21  miles.) 

DESCRIPTION  OF.. Surrounding  country  hilly  and  sandy,  not  arable;  bottom  land  good.  A  Government  farm  "containing 
COUNTRY,  ETC.  about  150  acres  cleared  land,  with  an  acequia  four  miles  long,  is  under  cultivation.  It  is  leased  by  the 
Government  one  year  at  a  time.  The  lessee  supplies  the  post  with  long  forage,  consisting  of  barley,  hay, 
and  sorghum.  A  portion  is  laid  off  as  a  post  garden,  and  is  under  the  superintendence  of  the  post  Treasu- 
rer. All  kinds  of  vegetables  grow  well.  Grass  of  the  variety  called  grama  grows  freely  after  the  rains. 
For  the  last  two  years  there  has  been  scarcely  any,  owing  to  the  lack  of  rain.  The  Rio  Verde  is  generally 
fordable;  during  the  freshets  it  is  unfordable;  it  is  never  dry.  Climate  mild  in  winter  and  extremely  hot 
in  summer.  Snow  never  falls.  The  vicinity  of  the  post  is 'occasionally  visited  by  terrific  storms  of  wind, 
rain  and  hail,  accompanied  by  thunder  and  lightning.  They  generally'  occur  in  the  summer  months,  and 
the  damage  to  property  is  often  very  great.  Mean  average  of  temperature  from  June  10,  1866,  to  July!  1st, 
1870,  hygrometer,  dry  bulb  70.69,  wet  bulb,  62.  During  the  summer  months  the  thermometer  occasionally 
rises  as  high  as  120  deg.  Fahr.  in  the  shade. 


Information  given  by  Captain  GEO.  B.  SANFOBD,  1st  U.  S.  Cavalry,  July,  1870,  the  commanding  officer  at  the  time. 


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Camp   MoJave,   Arizona   Territory.     Established  1858.     Abandoned  in  May,  1861,  and  re-garrisoned  in  May,  1863. 

LOCATION The  post  is  situated  on   a  mesa,  on  the   east  or  left  bank  of  the   Colorado  River,  near  the  head  of  Mojave 

Valley,  about  sixty  feet  above  the  water,  in  latitude  35  deg.  24  sec.;  longitude  114  deg.  34  niiii.  40  sec. 
approximately  west  of  Greenwich.  Altitude  CDU  feet  appioxinmttly  above  sea.  It  is  300  miles  distant 
from  Los  Angeles,  California,  209  miles  north  of  Fort  Y\uua,  and  165  miles  from  Prescott,  A.  T.  Post 
office  at  the  post  trader's.  Mail  facilities  limited  to  once  a  week  up  and  down  the  river;  carried  on  horse- 
back; requires  fifteen  days  for  mail  matter  from  San  Francisco,  and  twenty-five  from  Washington. 

QUARTERS The  post  is  built  in  the  shape  of  a  parallelogram,  and  consists  of    two  adobe  buildings,  each   35x90   feet, 

on  the  north  side;  an  adobe  guard  house  22x35  feet,  and  an  adobe  commissary  35x90  feet  on  the  east  side  ; 
two  sets  of  officers'  quarters iu  one  adobe  building  40x60  feet,  on  the  south  side.  The  water  tank  near  the 
river  is  located  on  the  west  side.  In  udditio'n  there  is  an  old  log  building  (logs  on  end)  to  the  left  of  the 
officers'  quarters  near  the  river,  and  another  log  structure  of  the  same  character  on  a  line  with  the  men's 
quarters,  used  for  offices  for  the  Adjutant,  Quartermaster  and  Commissary.  One  of  the  buildings  for  the 
men  is  completed  and  occupied;  the  other  is  now  being  roofed.  The  guard  house  has  a  dirt  roof,  but  re- 
quires a  shingle  roof  also  to  complete  it.  The  officer's'  quarters  consists  of  three  rooms  each  en  suite,  nearly 
of  the  regulation  dimensions.  The  roof  is  double-  one  of  dirt  the  other  of  shingles — extended  to  cover  a 
piazza  ten  feet  wide  surrounding  the  building.  The  kitchens  are  in  rear. 

STORE  HOUSES.  .  .Consist of  the  Commissary  90x35  feet,  and  fifteen  feet  high;  shingle  roof,  and  with  a  capacity  to  contain  sup- 
plies for  two  Companies  for  one  year.  Building  in  good  order.  There  are  also  two  other  old  buildings 
made  of  logs  with  dirt  roofs — one  used  for  issues  of  small  stores  (canned  fruits,  etc.)  and  barley,  the  other 
for  the  storage  of  odds  and  ends. 

HOSPITAL The  hospital  buildings  are  located  200  feet  to  the  north  of  the  parade  ground  and  in  the  rear  of  the  Com- 
pany quarters.  They  consist  of  ward  facing  to  the  east  20x39  feet,  built  of  logs,  stockade  fashion;  a  dis- 
pensary 20x20  feet,  facing  the  south;  a  store  room  11x11  feet,  in  rear,  built  of  adobe.  The  roof  and  floor  is  of 
earth.  A  wide  porch  covered  with  earth  surrounds  the  building  to  the  east  and  south.  The  kitchen  and 
dining  room  are  in  a  detached  building  constructed  of  poles,  willow  rods  and  mud,  with  earthen  floor  and 
roof;  dimensions,  30x16  feet.  The  latrines  are  100  feet  to  the  west  and  rear,  and  are  kept  sweet  by  fre- 
quent coverings  of  earth.  There  is  also  a  good  cellar  and  an  oven.  A  bath  room  and  an  additional  store 
room  has  been  built  on  the  north  end  of  the  ward.  Capacity  of  the  ward,  7,800  cubic  feet,  well  ventilated. 
Number  of  beds,  six.  The  hospital  grounds  are  enclosed  by  a  slight  fence,  thus  semiring  privacy. 

GUARD  HOUSE  ...  .Is  divided  into  three  apartments.  The  front  room  is  used  by  the  guard,  the  other  two  as  cells  for  prisoners. 
All  the  above  buildings,  except  the  hospital,  were  constructed  by  the  troops  with  the  aid  of  two  or  three 
citizen  carpenters.  Corral  is  located  200  yards  east  of  the  commissary,  is  about  80  yards  square.  Animals 
protected  from  the  weather  by  brush  shelter. 

SUPPLY  DEPOT. .  .At  Fort  Yuma  depot,  Gal.,  209  miles  distant.  Supplies  are  carried  up  the  Colorado  River  by  small  stern- 
wheel  steainer.8  towing  barges.  This  river  is  easily  navigable-by  the  class  of  vessels  used  from  the  middle  of 
April  until  first  of  November,  but  during  the  remainder  of  the  year  with  more  or  less  difficulty,  owing  to 
the  formation  of  sand  bars  and  shifting  channel. 

SUBSISTENCE For  six  months  is  usually  kept  on  hand  for  the  garrison. 

WATER The  post  is  bountifully  supplied  with  water  from  the  Colorado  River  by  a  six-horse  power  steam  pump,  and 

a  tank  capable  of  holding  6, 000  gallons,  which  is  conducted  by  pipes  to  all  parts  of  the  post. 

WOOD The  wood  heretofore  has  been  furnished  partly  by  Indians,  partly  by  the  labor  of  the  troops,  and  by  pur- 
chase in  open  market. 

RESERVATION Declared  March  30,  1870. 

INDIANS A  branch  of  the  Mojave  tribe,  numbering  between  2,500  and  3,000,  who  have  never  been  on  the  reservation 

at  La  Paz,  occupy  the  river  bottom  between  the  post  and  the  Needles.  Hualpais  and  Piutes  also  visit  the 
post. 

COMMUNICATION  .  The  only  means  of  communication  is  by  wagon  and  on  horseback,  with  occasionally  a  steamer  from  Fort 
Yuma,  Cal.  Mails  are  received  each  week  from  the  West  via  Ehrenberg,  and  from  the  east  via  Salt  Lake 
city;  the  mail  is  carried  on  horseback. 

DESCRIPTION  OF  The  surrounding  country  is  a  desert,  except  in  the  river  bottom.  This  bottom,  which  extends  thirty  miles 
COUNTRY,  ETC.  down  the  river,  and  varies  from  one  mile  to  five  in  width,  is  cut  into  by  sloughs.  In  the  immediate  vicinity 
of  these  sloughs  the  Indians  produce  wheat,  corn,  beans,  and  melons,  but  they  subsist  principally  on  the 
rnesquite  bean.  All  the  above  grow  abundantly  after  the  seasons  of  overflow.  The  overflows  occur  in  May 
and  June,  the  river  reaching  its  highest  point  towards  the  end  of  the  latter  month,  and  are  caused  by  the 
snows  melting  in  the  mountains  to  the  northward.  There  has  been  none  to  speak  of  during  the  last  two 
years,  and  the  grass  and  all  kinds  of  vegetation  dependant  upon  it  are  very  scant  in  consequence.  The  hay 


DEPARTMENT    OF 


Camp  Mojave,  Arizona  Territory.    (Continued.) 


used  at  the  post  this  year  will  have  to  be  hauled  from  thirty-live  to  forty  miles.  The  climate  is  extraordi- 
narily dry  and  oppressively  hot  from  the  first  of  May  until  about  the  first  of  November.  There  are  two 
rainy  seasons  July  and  August  and  December  and  January  ;  but  the  rains  are  few  in  number  and  small  in 
quantity.  The  prevailing  winds  are  from  the  north  and  south,  and  blow  five  months  each  way,  with  almost 
the  regularity  of  the  trade  winds,  interspersed  with  terrific  sand  storms.  There  are  about  two  inoutliK  of 
variable  winds  at  the  changes  of  the  seasons.  Sometimes  a  light  scum  of  ice  forms  in  the  winter  on  still 
water,  but  unfrequently.  The  post  is  considered  healthy,  apart  from  the  prostrating  influence  of  the 
heat  on  the  system,  and  the  impossibility  of  procuring  fresh  vegetables  and  fruits  in  proper  quantities. 
Troops  should  not  remain  more  than  two  summers  at  this  post,  and  cannot  do  so  without  permanent  injury 
to  the  constitution,  which  is  developed  upon  removal  to  a  colder  climate.  During  the  mouth  of  July  the 
thermometer  indicated  dry  bulb  95.86,  wet  bulb  81.63  average  mean.  Highest  point  reached,  119  deg. 
Annual  mean  temperature  for  1869 — Dry  bulb  TA  deg.,  wet  bulb  71  deg.  Amount  of  rain,  2  49-100  inches. 


Information  given  by  Captain  M.  H.  STACEY,  12th  U.  S.  Infantry,  August,  1870,  the  commanding  officer  at  the  tim«. 


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DEPARTMENT    OF 


Camp  Final,  A.  T.  Established  near  the  end  of  the  year  1870.  Supplied  from  Tucson  depot.  No  outline  description  re- 
ceived as  yet.  (This  camp  was  established  by  Genl.  Crook  in  summer  1871,  shortly  after  assuming  com- 
mand of  the  Department.) 


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Camp  Verde.  Arizona  Territory.  (Formerly  Camp  Lincoln.)  Established  in  the  spring  of  1864  by  order  of  Cap- 
tain John  S.  Mason,  17th  II.  S.  Infantry,  Brigadier  General  of  Volunteers,  commanding  the  District;  its 
location  at  that  time  being  aboiit  five  miles  south  of  the  present  site.  In  the  spring  of  1866  it  was  changed 
to  its  present  locality,  and  in  consequence  of  there  being  two  posts  of  the  same  name  in  the  Department  or 
Division  it  was  changed  to  that  of  Verde. 

LOCATION In  latitude  34  deg.  35  min,  north;  longitude  112  deg.  west,  in  the  Valley  of  the  Rio  Verde,  about  three  hun- 
dred yards  east  of  the  same,  upon  a  mesa  or  table  laud,  and  about  half  a  mile  from  the  junction  of  the 
Verde  with  Beaver  Creek,  which  is  below  the  site.  Altitude,  3,500  feet.  Post  office  atPrescott,  the  nearest 
town,  distant  forty  miles. 

QUARTERS There  are  two  adobe  buildings  100x28  feet;  shingle  roofs;  no   floors;  well  ventilated  and  lighted;  warmed 

by  two  open  chimneys  in  each  barrack;  foundations  of  stone  are  completed  for  the  mess  rooms  and 
kitchens,  but  at  the  present  time  troops  are  compelled  to  take  their  meals  in  their  quarters.  The  tempo- 
rary kitchens  are  small  stockade  structures,  about  12x6  feet,  covered  with  shelter  tents.  Officers'  quar- 
ters— Those  occupied  are  built  of  logs  and  adobe,  but  are  imperfect  and  not  suitable,  consequently  most  of 
the  officers  are  living  in  tents. 

STORE  HOUSES  . .  .There  are  none  at  the  post,  although  large  foundations  are  completed  for  the  same.  At  present  the  stores 
are  kept  in  one  half  of  the  barrack  room  before  mentioned.  The  bakery  is  built  of  adobe,  covered  with 
shingles;  very  complete  in  its  arrangements,  having  a  baking  capacity  of  150  rations.  Smith  and  wheel- 
wright shops;  stockade  buildings  covered  with  boards. 

HOSPITAL   The  hospital  is  built  of  adobe;  shingle  roof;  not  plastered;  ninety-six  feet  long,  with  a  ward   35x23  feet, 

and  four  rooms  and  kitchen,  13x17  feet  each,  that  are  used  for  dispensary,  store  room,  dining  room,  and 
surgeon's  quarters — the  Steward  occupying  a  tent  near  by. 

GUARD  HOUSE.  .  .  .The  guard  house  is  build  of  adobe,  30x24  feet,  in  two  apartments,  covered  with  board,  though  not  secure 
from  leakage. 

SUPPLY  DEPOT  ..  .The  nearest  Quartermaster  and  Subsistence  depot  is  Fort  Yuma,  Cal.,  distance  377  miles.  The  route  of 
supply  is  by  water  to  Ehrenberg,  thence  by  wagon  road. 

SUBSISTENCE Ninety  days'  supplies  required  to  be  kept  on  hand. 

WATER .The  post  is  supplied  with  drinking  water  from  a  spring  by  wagons,  distant  half  a  mile ;  for  washing,  cook- 
ing, etc.,  from  the  Verde  River;  it  is  also  used  in  the  winter  season  for  drinking. 

WOOD   Wood  is  furnished  by  contract  at  a  cost  of  $9  00  per  cord. 

INDIANS The  nearest  Indians  are  the  Tonto  Apaches,  Coyoteros,  Moques  (Pueblo),  and  they  are  scattered  in  wan- 
dering bands,  except  the  last  mentioned. 

COMMUNICATION.. Prescott  is  the  nearest  town,  distant  forty  miles.     It  is  also  the.  nearest  post  office. 

RESERVATION The  reservation  on  which  the  post  is  situated  has  been  declared  March  30,  1870.    A  reservation  for  a  post 

garden  on  Clear  Creek,  five  miles  south  of  the  post,  two  and  a  half  miles  long  and  half  a  mile  wide,  was 
surveyed.  The  lines  or  corners  on  each  survey  were  properly  staked  off  and  marked  U.  S.  R.,  though 
there  is  no  map  or  record  at  the  post  referring  to  either . 

DESCRIPTION  OF.. In  a  beautiful  valley,  with  the  Rio  Verde  and  Beaver  Creek  passing  through  the  same;  surrounding  coxra- 
COUNTRY,  ETC.  try  mountainous;  soil  of  a  sandy  nature;  pasture  in  abundance;  timber  plenty,  such  as  pine,  walnut,  ash, 
oak,  cottonwood,  sycamore,  etc.,  within  five  miles  of  the  post.  Considerable  corn,  barley,  etc.,  raised  in 
the  vicinity  in  river  bottom.  River  fordable  at  all  seasons,  and  never  known  to  be  dry,  as  most  others  are 
in  this  Territory,  at  certain  seasons.  Climate  mild,  generally  warm  during  summer  months.  Thermome- 
ter from  August,  1869,  to  July,  1870,  inclusive,  aggregate,  62.63  deg.;  extreme  heat,  115  deg. ;  extreme  cold, 
23  deg.  Hygrometer  for  same  period,  aggregate,  53.83  deg.;  extreme  heat,  100;  extreme  cold,  22.  Quan- 
tity of  rain  for  same  period,  4  91-100  inches.  The  rainy  season  is  from  July  1st  to  September  1st.  Health 
of  the  valley  excellent.  Three  persons  are  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits. 


Information  given  by  Brevet  Lieutenant-Colonel  W.  HARVEY  BEOWN,  Captain  21st  U.  S.  Infantry,  July  29,  1870,  the  command- 

ing officer  at  the  time. 


NOTE—  In  May,  1871,  a  new  post  about  a  mile  below  the  site  above  described  was  being  built;  when  complete  it  will  accommo- 
date or  quarter  four  Companies  most  comfortably.    Adobes  were  used  in  constructing  the  buildings.   They  are,  or  are  to  be 
rotected  from  the  weather  by  a  covering  ol  plank. 


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DEPARTMENT    OF   ARIZONA. 


Drum  Barracks,   California.    Established  1862.     No  troops  stationed  there  at  present. 

LOCATION Latitude  33  deg.  42  min. ;  longitude  118  deg.  17  min.  8  sec.,   in  Los  Angeles  county,  one  mile  from  and  35 

feet  above  tide  water  of  the  Bay  of  San  Pedro.  Post  office  in  the  town  of  Wilmington,  one  mile  from  the 
post.  The  city  of  Los  Angeles  is  situated  about  twenty  miles  from  the  barracks.  Railroad  communication 
between  the  two  places. 

QUARTERS For  officers — Two  double  houses,  each  two  stories  high;  frame  buildings;  each  house  containing  on  the  first 

floor  eight  large  rooms — the  building  on  the  north  side  of  the  camp  containing  on  the  upper  floor  eight 
rooms,  and  the  one  on  the  south  side  containing  four.  Commanding  officers — One  story  high;  frame 
building;  containing  five  rooms,  dining  room  and  kitchen.  Another  building  two  stories  high,  originally 
intended  for  Quartermaster's  and  Adjutant's  office,  containing  eight  rooms.  Each  of  these  buildings  are 
provided  with  a  large  portico  extending  about  fifteen  feet  from  the  building,  and  covered.  For  men — Four 
frame  buildings,  capable  of  accommodating  400  men.  One  frame  building;  three  rooms;  as  quarters  for 
regimental  non-commissioned  Staff.  For  laundresses — Fo\ir  frame  buildings,  each  containing  four  rooms, 
capable  of  accommodating  eight  laiindresst's. 

STORE  HOUSES.  . .  .Quartermaster's  and  Commissary,  none.     For  ordnance,  one  frame  building  24x40  feet. 
MAGAZINE. . . .'. . .    .One  ordnance  magazine,  built  of  brick,  with  an  oval  roof;  secure  in  every  particular,  14x16  feet. 

HOSPITAL Two-story  frame  building,  consisting  of  one  lower  floor  of  one  ward  40x39  feet,  together  with  dining  room, 

kitchen,  surgeon's  office,  dispensary,  store  room  and  steward's  room.  On  upper  floor,  one  ward  40x39, 
and  three  other  rooms  for  the  accommodation  of  sick  officers;  capacity  for  forty-two  beds. 

GUARD  HOUSE Frame  building,  consisting  of  one  room  for  officer  of  the  guard,  one  guard  room,  one  prison  room,  and 

three  cells. 

CORRALS Two  large  corrals,  194x96,  capable  of  accommodating  200  horses. 

WATER Water  is  supplied  from  wells  in  the  barracks,  and  by  means  of  a  water  cart. 

WOOD Obtained  under  contract. 

INDIANS No  hostile  Indians  near  the  post. 

RESERVATION Grounds  on  which  the  post  is  situated  deeded  to  the  United  States,  having  been  donated  by  a  citizen  living 

near  the  barracks  when  first  built.     The  barracks  are  enclosed  by  a  picket  fence,  1,638x1,480  feet. 

DESCRIPTION  OF.. Country  level;  soil  good  and  arable;  timber,  none  near  the  post;  grass  plentiful  in  ordinary  seasons;  cli- 
COUNTRY,  ETC.    mate  mild,  pleasant  and  very  healthy.     Average  temperature  of  thermometer,  62.25;  hygrometer,  59.31. 

BUILDINGS  AT  WILMINGTON  DEPOT;  NOT  OCCUPIED  AT  PRESENT. 

STORE  HOUSES. .  .For  Quartermaster,  two  frame  buildings,  each  80x40  feet,  twelve  feet  high  to  eves;  one  used  for  Quarter- 
master's stores,  the  other  for  clothing,  camp  and  garrison  equipage.  For  Commissary,  one  frame  build- 
ing 80x40  feet,  shingJe  roof,  with  floor  elevated  about  four  feet  from  the  ground;  capacity,  one  year's  sup- 
ply for  four  Companies. 

GRANARY One  frame  building  80x40  feet,  elevated  four  feet  from  the  ground;  capacity  for  600,000  pounds  of  grain. 

HAY  ROOM One  frame  building  270x70  feet,  sixteen  feet  high;  shingle  roof;  with  floor  elevated  five  feet  from  ground; 

capacity  for  1,600,000  poiindsof  hay. 

SHOPS,  ETC One  frame  building  151x15  feet:  shingle  roof;  three  rooms;  used  as  saddler  shop,  storage  of  harness,  and 

storage  of  considerable  property.  One  covered  shed,  frame,  385x15  feet,  twelve  feet  high;  floor  elevated 
four  feet  from  ground;  used  for  storage  of  miscellaneous  property.  One  wheelwright's  shop,  frame  build- 
ing, 30x48  feet,  capable  of  accommodating  six  mechanics.  One  blacksmith's  shop,  frame  building,  30x48 
feet. 

CORRALS Two,  148x180  feet,  with  covered  stalls;  capable  of  accommodating  300  animals.  Additional  stabling  for 

100  horses  in  rear  of  granary. 

OFFICES Depot  Quartermasters 's,  one  building,    36x18  feet,  divided  into  two  rooms.     Commissary's,  one  building 

36x18  feet,  divided  into  two  rooms. 


Information  given  by  Lieutenant  GEO.  W.  EVANS,  21st  U.  S.  Infantry,  August,  1870,  the  A.  A.  Q.  M.,  at  the  time. 


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Fort  "WTiipple,  Arizona  Territory.    Established  in  1864. 

LOCATION Latitude  34  deg.  29  min.  6  sec.  north;  longitude  112  deg.  30  min.  30   sec.  west,   on  the  left  bank  of  Granite 

Creek,  one  of  the  radicles  of  the  Bio  Verde,  one  mile  above  town  of  Prescott.  The  post  was  originally 
located  December  21,  1863,  fifteen  miles  northeast  of  the  present  site,  near  Postal's  Eanch.  Post  office  at 
Prescott. 

QUARTERS For  two  Companies  of  Cavalry  and  one  of  Infantry,  built  of  log  pickets  and  mud:  are  generally  rotten  and 

in  wretched  condition.  The  roofs  are  shingled;  mud  and  stone  fireplaces.  Officers'  quarters  built  of  log 
pickets  and  pine  slabs;  many  have  dilapidated  shingle  roofs;  several  roofed  with  slabs  in  the  rainy  season 
are  almost  untenable — (these  are  now  being  shingled).  The  buildings  at  the  post  were  condemned  by  the 
Military  Division  Inspector  in  1869.  Four  slab  shanties  have  since  been  constructed  to  meet  the  absolute 
requirements  of  the  garrison.  The  general  plan  and  arrangement  of  the  buildings  at  the  post  is  bad. 

STORE  HOUSES.  .  Quartermaster's,  78x18  feet;  Commissary,  128x18  feet.  Capacity  for  supplies  for  three  Companies  for  twelve 
months;  built  of  log  pickets  set  upright  and  shingled.  Quartermaster's  granary,  50x24  feet;  capacity, 
400,000  pounds  of  grain. 

HOSPITAL Built  of  hewn   logs,  and  shingled,  consisting  of  four  rooms,  i.ised  as  dispensary,  stirgeon's  and   steward's 

rooms,  and  with  two  attached  buildings,  one  dining  room,  kitchen,  latindry,  and  store  room,  and  one  ward, 
capable  of  holding  24  beds.  Hospital  is  about  half  a  mile  from  the  post,  and  was  originally  built  for  and 
occupied  by  the  District  Commander. 

GUARD  HOUSE.  .  .  .Built  of  logs  and  mud.  shingled,  consisting  of  guard  room  26x21  feet,  and  prison  room  27x26  feet — a  very 
badly  constructed  and  badly  located  building. 

CORRAL Quartermaster's,  built   of  logs   set   endways;  in   wretched  condition;  nearly  every  log  rotten,  and   easily 

removed.  All  the  buildings  are  leaky,  and  should  be  replaced  by  habitable  ones;  indeed,  a  new  corral  in 
another  location  should  be  built. 

SUPPLY  DEPOT.  .The  nearest  Quartermaster's  and  Subsistence  Depots  are  at  Fort  Yunia,  on  the  Colorado  River.  Supplies 
are  sent  from  Yuma  Depot  via  Ehrenburg  on  the  Colorado  River,  and  Camp  Date  Creek,  by  wagon  road. 
Distance  from  Yuma  to  Ehrenburg,  140  miles. 

SUBSISTENCE .Nine  months'  supply  is  usually  kept  on  hand. 

WATER The  post  is  supplied  with  water  from  Granite  Creek  by  water  wagon,  and  by  a  well  on  the  reservation. 

WOOD Is  furnished  by  contract.     Average  contract  price  of  wood,  $4  50  per  cord. 

INDIANS Apaches  of  the  Pinal  and  Tonto,  Hualpais  and  Apache  Mojave  tribes,  who   commit  frequent   depredations 

in  the  vicinity. 

COMMUNICATION.  Between  the  post  and  the  nearest  town,  Prescott,  is  by  wagon. 

RESERVATION Initial  point,  a  point  S.  11  deg.  40  min.  53  sec;  E.  25.35  chains  from  post  hospital;  and  S.  25  deg.  38  min. 

7  sec.;  W.  58,84  chains  from  Adjutant's  office;  from  this  point  N.  46  deg.  46  min.  7  sec.;  E.  215  chains; 
thence  N.  88  deg.  13  min.  53  sec.:  W.  190  chains;  thence  S.  46  deg.  46  min,  7  sec.;  W.  215  chains;  thence  S. 
88  deg.  13  min.  53  sec.;  E.  190  chains,  to  the  point  of  beginning,  being  2,888  acres,  more  or  less  (as  an- 
nounced in  G.  O.  No.  61.  from  Headquarters  Department  of  California,  dated  October  5,  1869).  Modified 
April  29,  1870. 

DESCRIPTION  OF  The  post  is  beautifully  located  011  a  «/c,s«  in  a  canon  through  which  Granite  Creek  runs.  Post  surrounded 
COUNTRY,  ETC.. by  hills.  Pine  timber  plenty.  Government  saw  mill  in  excellent  pinery  five  miles  from  post.  This  is  in 
general  terms  an  arable  country,  though  cultivation  is  not  generally  remunerative,  unless  irrigation  is  prac- 
ticable. Corn  and  grain  are  raised  in  favorable  seasons,  though  frequent  droughts  occur.  Fall  frost  is 
expected  by  the  10th  of  September.  Grass,  grama  and  upland.  Average  price  of  corn  or  barley  in  1871,  63-5c. 
per  pound.  Average  contract  price  of  hay,  $23  23  per  ton.  Dry  weather  prevails,  but  frequent  showers  fall 
during  the  months  of  July  and  August.  Climate  mild;  summers  generally  delightful;  winters  very  varia- 
ble. Average  temperature — Thermometer,  52  deg.;  hygrometer,  48  deg.  Health  of  locality  excellent. 
Country  in  the  vicinity  of  post  settled  by  ranchmen  of  limited  means. 


Information  furnished  by  Lieut.  Colonel  FRANK  WHEATON,  21st  U.  S.   Infantry,  July,  1870,  the  commanding  officer  at  the  time. 


OF 


Fort  Yuma,  California.    Established  1852. 

LOCATION At  confluence  of  Colorado  and  Gila  Rivers.     Latitude  32  deg.  23  mm.  3  sec.     Longitude  114  deg.  36  mm.  i) 

sec.  Height  above  sea  level,  355  feet.  Post  office  at  Arizona  City,  A.  T.,  on  tlie  opposite  bank  of  the 
Colorado  River. 

QUARTERS The  Commanding  Officer's  quarters  is  a  building  34x50  feet,  isolated  and  surrounded  by  verandahs;  well 

ventilated  and  commodious.  The  officers'  row  consists  of  one  double  house  55x43  feet,  intended  more 
especially  for  families;  also  three  similar  double  houses  -43x39  feet,  for  single  officers,  and  are  in  like  man- 
ner good,  and  need  but  slight  repairs.  The  quarters  for  the  enlisted  men  consist  of  two  sets,  with  room 
for  200  men.  They  are  commodious  one-story  buildings  of  adobe,  with  walls  three  feet  in  thickness, 
enclosing  an  air  space  and  neatly  plastered;  ceiled  above;  floored  beneath;  thoroughly  ventilated;  metal 
roofed;  and  surrounded  by  broad  verandahs.  A  celler  extends  beneath  one  of  the  entire  set  of  quarters. 
The  laundresses'  quarters  are  comfortable  adobe  buildings,  with  board  floors;  are  in  good  locations.  They, 
as  also  the  Company's  quarters,  need  slight  repairs. 

STORE  HOUSES. .  ..Quartermaster's,  44x148  feet;  Commissary  and  Medical  Purveyor's  combined,  46x81  feet,  with  a  board  par- 
tition running  through  the  center  of  the  building,  similar  in  construction  to  the  Company  quarters. 

HOSPITAL The  hospital  is  38x84  feet;  one  story  (twelve  feet)  high;  like  other  buildings  of  the  post,  made  of  adobe; 

metal  roofed;  entireJy  surrounded  by  an  open  awning;  admirably  located,  and  well  adapted  for  the  purpose. 
Divided  into  two  large  wards,  dispensary,  store  room,  steward's  room,  and  bath  room.  Capacity  of  rooms, 
East  ward  is  18x30  feet;  area  67%  feet;  air  space  per  bed,  810  feet.  West  ward,  30x40  feet;  area,  123  feet; 
air  space  per  bed,  1,600  feet.  Store  room  8xi2  feet,  furnished  with  shelves.  Steward's  and  bath  rooms 
about  the  size  of  the  store  room.  The  building  needs  some  repairs. 

GUARD  HOUSE. . .  .An adobe  building  41x23  feet;  has  a  basement  extending  under  a  portion  of  it,  which  is  partitioned  off  into 
cells  4x8  feet,  with  the  ground  for  a  floor.  Being  below  the  surface  of  the  ground  these  cells  are  badly  ven- 
tilated, and  that  only  from  above.  A  large  room  directly  over  these  cells  is  used  for  ordinary  prisoners. 
The  building  is  in  poor  condition,  and  needs  repairs. 

CORRAL Corral  is  built  of  logs;  contains  a  long  shed  or  shelter,  under  which  are  tied  all  the  animals  belonging  to 

the  post.  The  roof  of  the  shed  is  of  logs  and  arrow  brush.  It  is  in  poor  condition,  and  needs  considerable 
repairing. 

SUPPLY  DEPOT. .  .The  nearest  Quartermaster's  and  Subsistence  depot  is  distant  about  a  ^quarter  of  a  mile — Yuma  Depot,  A. 
T.  The  route  for  supplies  is  across  the  Colorado  River  by  ferry,  and  can  be  transported  all  seasons  of  the 
year. 

SHOPS,  ETC Carpenter's,   blacksmith,  and  paint  shops.     A  one-story   adobe  building,  27x114  feet;  is  little  used  and 

needs  repairs.  The  bake  house  is  a  one-story  adobe  building,  20x38  feet;  inconstant  use  and  in  good  con- 
dition. 

ARSENAL A  one-story  adobe  building  22x32  feet;  has  a  board  floor;  one  window;  contains  a  small  quantity  of  ord- 
nance and  ordnance  stores,  etc.,  and  is  in  good  condition. 

MAGAZINE An  underground  room,  distant  from  the  guard  house  seventy-five  feet,  with  stone  walls  six  feet  thick;  board 

floor;  perfectly  dry  and  safe.     It  has  double  doors,  the  outside  one  of  iron,  and  securely  locked. 

ENGINE  HOUSE. . .  .A  one-story  adobe  building  23x24  feet;  contains  a  good  engine  and  pump  complete,  which  supplies  water 
in  abundance  for  the  entire  post. 

SUBSISTENCE A  reserve  supply  of  two  months  always  on  hand,  of  the  components  of  the  ration ;  also  a  good  supply  of 

canned  fruits,  vegetables;  etc.,  for  sales. 

WATER  The  post  is  well  supplied  with  water  from  the  Colorado  River  by  the  stationary  steam  engine,  which  pumps 

the  reservoir  full  every  day.  Pipes  running  underground  lead  from  the  reservoir  to  every  building  at  the 
post. 

WOOD Wood  is  furnished  by  the  labor  of  the  troops. 

INDIANS The  nearest  are  the  Yumas,  about  500  in  number. 

COMMUNICATION. Between  this  post  and  nearest  towns,  except  Arieona  City,  A.  T.,  is  by  stage,  twice  a  week. 

RESERVATION Declared  January  22,  1867.     On  the  north  side  of  the  river.     On  the  north  by  an  east  and  west  line  at  a 

point  three  miles  due  north  of  the  flag  staff.  On  the  south  of  th?  Colorado  takes  in  Yuma  Depot,  A.  T., 
and  so  much  of  the  land  commencing  on  the  south  bank  of  the  river  100  feet  below  the  line  of  the  cable  of 
the  ferry,  and  running  due  south  300  feet,  and  thence  due  east  to  the  Gila  River. 


DEPARTMENT    OF    ARIZONA. 


Fort  Yuma,  California.    (Continued.) 

DESCRIPTION  OF .  Surrounding  country  in  immediate  vicinity  of  the  post  is  low  and  flat.  Soil  sandy  and  full  of  alkali:  not 
COUNTRY,  ETC.  arable.  Timber  scarce;  naesquite  and  cottonwood  on  the  flats  and  along  the  banks  of  the  Colorado  River. 
No  vegetables  can  be  raised.  The  experiment  has  been  often  tried  and  as  often  failed.  The  soil  of  the  ad- 
joining flats  contains  too  much  alkali,  and  there  are  no  facilities  for  irrigation.  Streams  rise  during  the 
latter  part .of  May,  caused  by  the  snow  melting  in  the  mountains  in  Nevada.  Climate  very  warm  during 
summer  months.  Average  temperature  for  May,  June  and  July,  1870 — Thermometer,  dry  bulb,  91.56; 
wet  bulb,  85 .3.  Health  of  locality  good. 


Information  given  by  Captain  R.  C.  PAEKER,  12th  U.  S.  Infantry,  August  1870,  the  commanding  officer  at  the  time. 


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New   San   DiegO,    California.     Established  185 1.     Not  occupied  by  troops. 

LOCATION Latitude  32  deg.  40   mm.  13  sec.;  longitude  from  Greenwich,  117  deg.  27   min.  20   sec.     Post  office  in  the 

City  of  New  San  Diego.  To  the  north,  San  Francisco  is  distant  about  550  miles.  To  the  south  Mazatlan 
is  distant  about  750  miles.  The  harbor  of  New  San  Diego  is  second  to  none  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  being 
completely  land  locked,  and  containing  a  channel  twelve  and  a  half  miles  in  length,  and  averaging  nearly 
half  a  mile  in  breadth,  with  a  depth  varying  at  different  points  of  from  twenty  to  fifty-one  feet  at  low  water. 

QUAETEES Barracks   built   of  wood,  40x100   feet;  two   and  a   half  stories   high;  capacity  for  300  men.     Kitchen  and 

bakery  22x100  feet;  zinc.  Laundress  quarters  and  wood  shed  20x79  feet;  wooden.  In  good  state  of  pre- 
servation in  June,  1871. 

GUAED   HOUSE. . .  .Guard  house  wooden,  25x18  feet. 
OFFICE Office  22x35  feet;  wooden. 

COEEAL Stables,  one  anda  half  stories,  23x54  feet;  wooden.     Two  wings  to  stable,  one  story  each,  14x30  feet;  wooden; 

used  for  storing  grain,  etc.  Shed  in  corral  for  animals,  one  and  a  half  stories,  20x35  feet;  wood.  Large 
corral. 

HOSPITAL Hospital  built  of  wood;  one  story,  13x15  feet. 

SUPPLY  DEPOT The  nearest  Quartermaster  and  Subsistence  Depot  is  Fort  Yuma  Depot,  A.  T.  S 

WATEE The  post  is  supplied  by  water,  hauled  a  short  distance,  and  purchased. 

WOOD Wood  is  purchased. 

INDIANS The  nearest  Indians  are  those  on  the  San  Pasqual  Eeservatiou,  called  Diegans. 

COMMUNICATION.  .Once  a  week  by  steamer,  and  tri-weekly  overland  mails  from  San  Francisco,  and  bi-weekly  to  Tucson  and 
points  in  Arizona. 

EESEEVATION Town  Blocks  Nos.  31  and  39,  and  half  block  No.  18,  in  Town  of  San  Diego,  adjacent  to  barracks,  etc. 

DESCEIPTION  OF  The  post  is  situated  in  the  town  of  New  San  Diego,  adjacent  to  two  wharves  on  the  bay.  San  Diego  con- 
COUNTEY,  ETC.  .tains  a  population  of  about  3,000.  The  surrounding  country  is  rolling  prairie,  and  mountains  within  about 
twenty  miles.  Dry  and  parched  seasons  are  prevalent,  but  in  seasons  when  there  is  rain  the  land  is  found 
to  be  singularly  productive.  There  is  plenty  of  timber  in  the  mountains,  distant  about  twenty  miles, 
where  also  within  a  distance  of  fifty  miles  excellent  gold  mines  have  recently  been  discovered.  San  Diego 
Town  is  the  prospective  terminus  of  the  Southern  Pacific  Eailroad,  and  is  handsomely  situated  and  rising 
in  importance. 


Information  given  by  Lieutenant  E.  T.  C.  EICHMONU,  2d  Artillery,  U.  S.  A.,  August,  1870,  commanding  officer  at  the  time. 


DEFAJRTMETSTT    OF 


Yuma  Depot,  Arizona  Territory. 

LOCATION  .........  Latitude  32  deg.  32  min.  ;  longitude   114   deg.   36  min.     Post   office   at  Arizona   City,  one-fourth  of  a  mile 

distant,  the  nearest  town  or  settlement 

QUARTERS  .........  For  the  officer  in  charge,  one  building  45x32x14  feet;  built  of  adobe;  walls  three  feet  thick;  shingle  roof;  in 

food  condition.     Kitchen,  30x16x12  feet;  built  of  adobe;  walls  three  feet  thick;  shingle  roof;   in  good  con- 
ition.     Walls  of  these  buildings  protected  by  shingle  shed. 

STORE  HOUSES.  ...One  building  121x103  feet,  fourteen  feet  high,  divided  into  three  rooms,  two  being  31x121  feet  each;  the 
other  41x121  feet.     Separate  shingle  roofs  over  each. 

CORRAL  ............  Corral  built  of  adobe,  246  feet  long  on  north   side,  216  feet  on  east  side.     Walls  twelve  feet  high,  eighteen 

inches  thick. 

SUPPLY  DEPOT.  .  .  .Receives  its  supplies  from  San  Francisco,  via  mouth  of  the  Colorado,  and  is  the  supply  depot  for  posts  in 
the  Territory  of  Arizona. 

SUBSISTENCE  .....  Six  months  supply  for  the  Territory  kept  on  hand. 

WATER  ...........    .  The  depot  is  supplied  from  the  Colorado  River  by  means  of  a  steam  pump  and  tank,  built  of  stone,  24%* 

12%  feet.     From  this  tank  water  is  distributed  through  iron  pipes  to  all  parts  of  the  depot. 

WOOD  ..............  Wood  is  furnished  by  the  employees. 

INDIANS  ............  Nearest  Indians  are  the  Yumas,  Mojaves,  and  Cocopas. 

RESERVATION  .....  The  reservation  on  which  the  depot  is  situated  has  been  surveyed  and  marked  by  durable  posts.     A  plat  and 
description  of  the  same  are  in  the  possession  of  the  officer  in  charge. 

DESCRIPTION   OF  Surrounding  country  hilly.     Soil  (rock  and  land)  not  arable.     No  timber.     No  vegetables  or  grain  can  be 
COUNTRY,  ETC...  raised.     Climate  exceedingly  hot  in  summer. 


Information  given  by  Captain  OK  B.  DANDY,  A,  Q.  M.,  U.  S.  A.,  September,  1870. 


MAJOR-GENERAL   JNO.    M.    SCHOFIELD,    U.    S.    A.,    Commanding. 


MAJOR  C.  G.  SAWTELLE,  Q.  M.,  U.  S.  A.,  Chief  Quartermaster. 


HEADQUARTERS:  SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL 


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Angel  Island,  California.     Established  September  12,   1863. 

LOCATION Latitude  37  deg.  48  iniii.,  north ;  longitude  from  Greenwich,  122  deg.  26  uiiu.     Post  office  at  San  Francisco, 

live  miles  distant.  Nearest  settlements  to  camp  Reynolds,  the  Post  Headquarters,  are  Old  and  New  Saucelito, 
about  three  miles  west;  Alcatraz  island,  2%  miles  southwest;  Fort  Point,  3%  miles  south  south-west;  Pre- 
sidio of  San  Francisco,  3%  miles  southwest  by  south;  San  Francisco,  5  miles  southwest;  and  to  Camp 
Blunt,  which  is  situated  on  southeastern  portion  of  island.  The  nearest  settlements  are  Alcatraz  Island, 
1%  miles  west;  Yerba  Buena  Island,  3;8  miles  south  by  east;  Oakland,  6%  miles  southeast. 

QUARTERS At  Camp  Reynolds  the  quarters  consist  of  two  wooden  barracks,  built  in  186-1,  for  100  men;  floors  are  in 

poor  condition,  and  require  frequent  repairs.  Officers'  quarters  consist  of  one  set  for  the  Commanding  offi- 
cer, and  six  sets  of  two  rooms,  with  kitchens  to  each,  in  three  houses,  built  of  wood;  condition  good.  The 
married  soldiers'  quarters  are  two  double  cottages,  with  two  rooms  and  attic  in  each  set;  condition  good. 
One  of  the  sets  is  occupied  by  the  Ordnance  Sergeant  of  the  post;  the  remaining  three  sets  by  married 
soldiers  and  their  wives.  More  buildings  are  required  for  them.  At  the  present  time  there  are  twenty 
here.  A  large  and  new  barrack  is  required  for  the  recruits  at  depot,  two  buildings  now  occupied  by  them 
being  mere  shells  of  houses,  requiring  frequent  repairs,  and  belonging  to  the  Engineer  Department.  There 
being  no  offices  at  the  post,  one  of  the  sets  of  rooms  is  occupied  as  an  office  for  the  Commanding  officer 
and  Adjutant.  The  quarters  at  Point  Bluiit  consist  of  one  wooden  barracks  for  seventy-five  men,  in  good 
condition.  Officers'  quarters  for  one  Captain  and  two  Subalterns,  in  good  condition. 

STORE  HOUSES. . .  .For  Quartermaster  and  Commissary,  there  are  none.  A  building  of  wood,  built  by  the  Ordnance  Depart- 
ment, is  used  for  the  purpose.  It  is  two  stories  high,  15x24  feet;  first  story  six  and  a  half  feet  from  floor 
to  ceiling;  second  story  twelve  feet  from  floor  to  eves;  condition  good;  capacity  for  supplies  for  three 
Companies  for  sixty  days.  It  would  be  better  if  an  additional  building  could  be  had,  so  as  to  separate  the 
Departments. 

HOSPITAL Built  of  wood;  shingle  roof ;  erected  in  1869;  all  hi  excellent  order,  and  built  according  to  plan  of  April  27, 

1867,  from  Surgeon-General.  Accommodates  twelve  beds.  Central  building  two  stories,  35x36  feet,  one 
ward  45x25  feet;  one  story  high;  fifteen  feet  from  lioor  to  eves;  twenty -one  feet  in  clear  from  floor  to  ridge; 
divided  into  ward,  bath-room,  and  water  closet.  Central  building  divided  into  dispensary,  office,  dining 
room,  kitchen,  and  morgue  011  lower  floor,  and  five  rooms  on  upper  floor. 

GUARD  HOUSE .  ...Built  of  wood;  shingle  roof;  in  good  condition;  divided  into  guard  room,  prison  rooms,  and  four  cells. 
One  of  the  rooms  used  by  Commissary  for  a  flour  room . 

BAKE  HOUSE Built  of  wood,  49x17  feet;  shingle  roof;  capacity  for  baking  1,600  rations;  condition,  poor — requires  new 

floor  and  other  repairs. 

WORK  SHOPS Built  of  wood;  board  and  shingle  roofs;  in  good  condition.     Carpenter's  shop,  20x35  feet,  eight  feet  from 

floor  to  eves.  Blacksmith  shop,  18x2 1  feet;  eight  feet  from  floor  to  eves.  Harness  shop,  12x10  feet;  eight 
feet  from  floor  to  eves;  one-half  of  this  room  used  as  a  granary. 

STABLES Built  of  wood;  shingle  roof;  requires  a  few  repairs;  has  seventeen  stalls,  each  9xo  feet,  with  a  loft  for  the 

storage  of  hay  and  straw,  and  an  ambulance  shed. 

BOAT  HOUSES At  Camp  Reynolds  and  Point  Blunt,  40x18  feet;  built  of  wood;  in  good  condition,  excepting  the  piles  upon 

which  the  one  at  Camp  Reynolds  is  built.  These  have  been  badly  worm-eaten,  and  will  soon  require  to  be 
replaced. 

WHARVES The  wharf  at   Camp  Reynolds  has  been  recently  repaired,  and  extended,  and  in  good  condition,     The 

wharf  at  Point  Blunt  is  100x50  feet;  in  good  condition.     Both  wharves  are  built  of  wood. 

CHAPEL The  old  hospital  on  the  northwest  part  of  island  has  the  ward,  24x24  feet,  fitted  up  as  a  chapel,  with  twenty 

benches  to  accommodate  two  hundred  persons.  Rooms  on  the  east  end  occupied  by  the  Chaplain  as  a 
studio,  and  the  quarters  (three  rooms  and  kitchen),  occupied  by  him  as  quarters.  Condition  of  buildings, 
good. 

CEMETERY Cemetery  on  the  hill,  about  501)  yards  southeast  of  Officars'  quarters,  with  an  area  of  75x120  feet;  contains 

thirty-two  graves.     Ground  enclosed  with  picket  fence,  and  in  good  order. 

SUPPLY  DEPOT. .  ..The  nearest  Quartermaster  and  Subsistence  D spots  are  at  San  Francisco,  five  miles  distant.  The  route  of 
supply  is  by  water.  Supplies  transported  by  Government  steamer. 

SUBSISTENCE Two  months'  supply  usually  kept  on  hand. 

WATER The  post  is  supplied  with  water  from  springs,  and  brought  into  thg  houses  by  plpss  for  drinking  purposes. 

For  laundry  and  police  purposes,  w.tter  is  pumpsd  aui  h:tule  t  troja  spring  unr  ta-i  bjacli.  At  PoUt 
Blunt  the  water  is  procured  from  some  springs  near  tne  baach.  In  summer  time  thd  supply  is  scant,  in 
winter  ample  for  ail  purposes,  and  is  of  good  quality. 


DEPARTMENT    OF    CALIFORNIA. 

Angel  Island,  California.    (Continued.) 

FORAGE,  WOOD. .  .Forage,  wood  and  coal.     These  articles  are  supplied  upon  contract  by  parties  residing  in  Wan  Francisco, 
AND  COAL.         and  are  delivered  at  the  wharf  by  small  sail  vessels. 

COMMUNICATION  .Between  the  post  and  nearest  town  is  by  water,  on  Government  steamer. 

RESERVATION.  . .  .The  whole  island  is  a  reserve,  having  no  occupants  outside  the  garrison,  except  a  man  named  O'Donnell, 
who  has  charge  of  a  quarry  on,  the  east  side,  and  is  employed  by  the  Naval  Department:  and  in  the  Gar- 
risou,  a  man  named  Higgins,  exercising  the  privilege  of  trader  by  permission  of  Commanding  General  De- 
partment of  California.  Reserved  November  6,  1850,  and  April  20,  I860. 

DESCRIPTION  OF.. Angel  Island  is  one  of  the  largest  islands  in  the  Bay  of  San  Francisco,  fronting  the  Golden  Gate,  being 
ISLAND,  ETC.  separated  from  the  main  land  by  Raccoon  Straits.  In  1839  the  island  was  granted  by  Governor  Miguel 
Torino  to  Antonio  Osio,  by  order  of  the  Supreme  Government  of  Mexico,  "to  enable  respectable  citizens 
to  have  possession,  and  prevent  its  being  made  a  rendezvous  by  smugglers."  On  12th  September,  1863, 
Lieutenant  John  L  Tiernon,  3d  II.  S.  Artillery,  took  possession  of  the  island  for  military  purposes  on  be- 
half of  the  United  States,  establishing  Camp  Reynolds  in  an  irregular  depression  between  three  hills,  which 
is  situated  on  the  western  extremity,  the  site  being  800x1,000  feet.  Quarters  were  built  in  18(54 — the  Offi- 
cers' on  the  one  slope,  and  those  of  the  men  on  the  other.  The  island  is  about  one  mile  square,  with 
abrupt  shores,  and  consists  of  a  series  of  hills,  rising  from  a  height  of  50  to  820  feet  in  its  central  part,  hav- 
ing only  a  small  portion  at  all  level  in  its  surface,  being  a  small  portion  of  the  eastern  extremity  near  Point 
Blunt  and  the  quarry,  which  are  used  as  camping  grounds  for  troops  while  passing  San  Francisco  en  route 
to  other  posts  in  the  Division  of  the  Pacific.  The  soil  is  in  parts  fertile,  and  the  climate  mild  and  pleas- 
ant. The  prevailing  winds  are  westerly.  Laurel  and  Oak  timber  on  the  hills.  There  are  three  gardens  on 
the  island,  and  the  usual  vegetables  are  raised.  Mean  annual  temperature.  HI  deg.,  with  extremes  of  46 
deg.  and  82  deg.  Fahr.  There  are  evidences  of  mineral  wealth  upon  the  island  of  silver  and  gold.  During 
the  excavation  for  building  the  new  hospital  last  summer,  the  remains  of  Indians  and  Indian  cooking 
utensils,  as  also  ornaments,  were  found,  showing  that  this  Island  had  been  inhabited  by  the  red  man  many 
years  ago. 


Information  given  by  1st  Lieutenant  JOHN  L.  VIVEN,  R.  Q.  M.,  12  Infantry,  A.  A.  Q.  M.,  and  A.  C.  S. 


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Benicia  Barracks,  California.    Established  1850.     .  « 

LOCATION  ----  ,  ----  Latitude  88  deg.  2  min.  1  sec.,  north:  longitude  from  Washington  122  deg.  8  min.  Post  office  at  Benicia, 
one  mile  distant. 

QUARTERS  .........  Eight  buildings,  30x71  feet  each;  kitchen  15x18  feet  attached  to  each;  for  eight  companies;  one  24x60  feet, 

containing  eight  rooms,  one  22x117  feet,  containing  sixteen  rooms,  have  been  used  as  quarters  for  laun- 
dresses; one  17x30  feet,  containing  two  rooms,  has  been  used  as  quarters  for  non-commissioned  officers. 
All  built  of  wood,  are  without  furniture.  For  officers—  three  buildings  35x48%  feet,  two  stories  high, 
containing  each  two  sets  of  quarters;  kitchen  19%x25  feet  attached  to  each  set;  one  25x40  feet,  one  16x46 
feet,  one  30x80  feet  —  containing  each  two  sets  of  quarters.  All  built  of  wood,  with  the  exception  of 
the  kitchens  (19%x'25),  which  are  of  stone.  One  34x50  feet,  biiilt  of  wood,  has  been  used  as  offices. 

STORE  HOUSES.  .  .  One  building  25x80  feet;  one  and  a  half  stories  high;  capacity  for  subsistence  supplies  for  eight  Companies 
for  three  months;  built  of  wood.  One  15x30  feet,  sixteen  feet  high;  capacity  for  forage  and  straw  for  one 
Company  of  Cavalry  for  six  months;  built  of  wood;  in  good  condition. 

STABLES  ...........  One  building  36x160  feet,  twenty-two  feet  high;  capacity  for  one  Company  of  Cavalry;  built  of  wood;  in 

good  condition. 

HOSPITAL  ........  Built  of  stone,  24x74  feet;  one  and  a  half  stories  high;  containing  two  wards,  capacity  each  for  eight  beds; 

and  two  wards,  capacity  each  for  four  beds.  Building  of  stone,  36x45  feet,  attached  on  the  west  side,  con- 
taining five  rooms;  used  as  dispensary,  office,  steward's  quarters,  store  room,  and  bath  room.  Attached  to 
this  is  a  building  of  wood,  containing  two  rooms,  used  as  mess  room  and  kitchen:  in  very  good  condition. 

GUARD  HOUSE  .....  Built  of  wood,  26x51  feet. 

SUPPLY  DEPOTS.  ..The  nearest  Quartermaster  and  Subsistence  Depots  are  at  San  Francisco,  Cal.  The  route  of  supply  is  by 
river.  Supplies  can  lie  transported  all  seasons  of  the  year. 

WATER  .............  Water  is  obtained  from  a  well  in  the    Quartermaster's  grounds,   and  from  cisterns,   of  which  there  is  one 

under  the  building  used  as  offices,  one  under  two  of  the  officers'  quarters,  one  under  the  hospital,  and  one 
under  one  of  the  men's  quarters,  from  which  part  of  the  year  rain  water  is  obtained.  During  a  very  dry 
season,  the  supply  of  water  is  only  sufficient  for  one  Company  of  Cavalry.  If  necessary,  water  can  be 
purchased. 

WOOD  ..............  None  within  the  limits  of  the  post.     Wood  delivered  under  contract  at  $7  37  per  cord. 

COMMUNICATION..  Between  the  post  and  nearest  town  (Beuicia),  is  by  wagon. 

RESERVATION  .....  The  reservation  on  which  Beuicia  Barracks  are  situated  contains  99  78-100  acres.  Land  ceded  to  United 
States  in  1849. 

DESCRIPTION  OF  Surrounding   country   rolling.     The  principal   products  are  wheat,    barley    and   hay.     Timber  is   scarce. 
COUNTRY,  ETC  ..  Rains  during  the  months  from  November  to  May.     Climate   mild,  generally  cool  ;  heavy  southwest  winds 
prevail  during  the  summer  months.     Average  temperature,  60  deg.  Fahr.     Health  of  locality,  good.     The 
country  around  is  settled. 

GENERAL    RE-  .  .  .  Wood,  forage  and  straw  can  be  obtained  in  the  vicinity  of  the  post  at  market  rates.     Other  Quartermaster's 
MARKS.         and  Subsistence  supplies  are  provided  for  by  the  depots  of  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Benicia  Arsenal,  California.     Latitude  38  deg.  3  min.;  longitude  122  deg.  8  min.     Land  ceded  to  the  U.  S.  in  1849, 


Information  given  by  Lieutenairint  GKOKGK  W.  McK«E,  Ordnance  Department,  U.  S.  A.,  June,  1870,  the  A.  A.  Q.  M.  at  the  time. 


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DEPARTMENT    OP 


Camp  Bidwell,  California-    Established  August,  1865. 

LOCATION Latitude  41  deg.  51  min.  34  sec.;  longitude  from  Greenwich,  120  deg.  5  min.  59  sec.     Elevation   above  sea 

level,  4,680  feet.  At  the  north  end  of  Surprise  Valley,  215  miles  north  of  Reno,  Nev.,  the  nearest  station 
on  the  C.  P.  R.  R.  Post  office  at  the  post.  Valley  settled.  Lake  City,  about  sixteen  miles  distant,  near- 
est town. 

QUARTERS For  two  Companies,  built  of  logs;  in  good  condition.     Officei's'  quarters,  four;  in  good  condition.     All  the 

quarters  are  covered  with  shingles. 

STORE  HOUSES  . .  Quartermaster  and  Commissary,  100x30  feet,  and  twenty  feet  high;  capacity  for  supplies  for  two  Companies 
for  nine  months;  built  of  boards  and  covered  with  shingles.  A  granary  40x30  feet,  and  twenty  feet  high: 
condition  poor,  requiring  frequent  repairs. 

HOSPITAL Built  of  logs  and  covered  with  shingles,  consisting  on  north  side  of  one  apartment  17x23  feet,  and  used  as 

a  dispensary  and  steward's  room.  On  the  south  side  is  an  apartment  10x23  feet,  and  used  as  a  kitchen  and 
dining  room.  Between  the  north  and  south  rooms  is  an  apartment  22x29  feet,  and  used  as  a  ward  room; 
capacity  for  twelve  beds. 

GUARD  HOUSE Built  of  logs;  condition  good.     Cavalry  and  Quartermaster's  corrals  biult  of  logs;  condition  poor. 

SUPPLY  DEPOT.  . .  .The  nearest  supply  depot  is  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  distant  about  535  miles.  The  route  of  supply  is  by  rail 
from  San  Francisco  to  Reno,  Nev.,  thence  by  wagon  to  Camp  Bidwell.  Supplies  can  be  forwarded  only 
during  the  summer  months. 

SUBSISTENCE Nine  months'  supply  is  usually  kept  on  hand. 

WATER The  post  is  supplied  with  water  from  creeks  running  from  the  mountains. 

WOOD   Is  supplied  by  the  labor  of  the  troops. 

INDIANS The  nearest  tribes  of  Indians  are  the  Klamaths,  Snakes,  and  Pah-utes. 

COMMUNICATION  .Between  post  and  nearest  town  is  by  wagon. 

RESERVATION The  reservation  on  which  the  post  is  situated  has  been  declared  by  the  President,  October  19,  1866,  en- 
larged October  4,  1H70.  One  mile  square  is  held  as  reserved.  Wood  reserve  declared  February  7,  1871. 

DESCRIPTION  OF.  .Surrounding  country  hilly.     Soil  loamy.     Timber  plenty;  pine  on  the   mountains.     Grain  and  the  usual 

COUNTRY,  ETC.     summer  vegetables  can  be  raised  all  through  the  valley.     The  valley  is  sixty  miles  in  length  from  north  to 

south,  and   three  large  lakes   (alkali)    in  it.     Streams  rise  in  the  winter  during  rains,  but  fall  soon  after. 

Climate  warm  during  summer.     Average  temperature — Thermometer; 49. (54;  hygrometer,  44.66.     Health  of 

locality  good.     Valley  settled. 


Information  furnished  by  Lieutenant  THOMAS  GABVKY,  1st  Cavalry,  A.  A.  Q.  M. 


DEPARTMENT    OF    CALIFORNIA.. 

Camp   GrastOIl,    California.     Established  December,  1858. 

LOCATION  Oil  the  left  bank  of  Trinity  Eiver,  14  miles  above  its  junction  with  the   Klamath  River  in  Hoopa  Valley. 

Latitude  41  deg.  10  min.,  north;  longitude  from  Greenwich,  123  deg.  15  inin.,  west.  Post  office  at  the  post. 
Arcata  about  forty  miles  distant,  the  nearest  town  or  settlement. 

QUARTERS For  200  men,  built  of  logs  and  frame;  in  poor  condition.     Officers'  quarters,  six;  three  built  of  logs  and 

one  of  frame  in  good  condition,  and  two  of  logs  in  poor  condition — require  frequent  repairs. 

STORE  HOUSES..  .Quartermaster's,  none.     Commissary,  25x50  feet,  fourteen  feet  high.     Capacity  not  sufficient  for  supplies 
for  two  Companies  for  one  year.     Roof  made  of  shingles. 

HOSPITAL Hospital  built  of  logs  and  frame.     Ward  room  for  patients  27x24  feet;  built  of  logs,  and  roof  of  shingles ; 

capacity  for  sixteen  beds.  One  apartment  built  of  frame,  17x18  feet,  used  as  a  dispensary,  office,  and 
steward's  room;  roof  made  of  shingles.  One  apartment,  27x9  feet,  at  the  south  side,  used  as  kitchen  and 
store  room;  built  of  frame,  and  roof  made  of  shingles. 

GUARD  HOUSE. . .  .Guard  house  built  of  hewn  logs.     Quartermaster's  corral  and  stables  built  of  logs.     One  building  adjoining 
STABLES,  ETC.      used  as  granary;  built  of  frame;  roof  made  of  shingles;  condition  poor. 

SUPPLY  DEPOT.... The  nearest  Quartermaster  and  Subsistence  Depots  are  at  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  300  miles  distant.     The 
route  of  supply  is  by  water  and  pack  trail,  and  transportation  can  only  be  made  during  the  slimmer  season. 

SUBSISTENCE Nine  mouths'  supply  required  to  be  kept  on  hand. 

WATER The  post  is  supplied  from  two  mountain  streams,  taken  through  the  garrison  in  various  artificial  streams  or 

ditches. 

WOOD Wood  is  furnished  by  contract  at  $5  00  per  cord. 

INDIANS Nearest  Indians  are  the  Trinity  and  Klamath  Digger  tribes. 

COMMUNICATION.. Between  post  and  nearest  town  is  by  trail. 

RESERVATION The  reservation  on  which  the  post  is  situated  is  one  mile  north  and  south,  and  from  Trinity  River  to  foot  of 

mountain  east  and  west.     Declared  April  2,  1869. 

DESCRIPTION  OF.. Surrounding  country  mountainous.     Soil,  gravelly,  arable.     Timber  plenty ;  oak,  pine  and  fir.     Corn  and 

COUNTRY,  ETC.    the  usual  summer  vegetables,  except  potatoes,  can  be  raised  on  the  bottoms  near  the  river.    Grass,  Timothy 

or  oat  hay.     River  can  be  forded  at  low  water  for  about  two  months  in  the  year.     Streams  rise  during 

heavy  rains,  and  fall  gradually;  are  never  dry.     Climate  mild;  intensely  hot  during  the  summer  months. 

Average  temperature  —Thermometer,  57.15;  hygrometer,  50.71.     Health  of  locality,  good.     No  settlements. 


Information  given  by  Lieutenant  JOHN  J.  SHEPHEAKD,  12th  U.  S.  Infantry,  July,  1870,  the  A.  A.  Q.  M.,  at  the  time. 


OK    OA.IJIFAORTSTTA.. 


Camp  Ha lleck,  Nevada.    Established  1867. 

LOCATION About  12  miles  south  of  Halleck  Station  on  the  C.  P.  R.  E.  Latitude  40  deg.  48  miu.  45  sec.,  north;  longi- 
tude from  Greenwich,  115  deg.  19  min.  34  sec.,  west.  Altitude  5,671  feet.  Magnetic  variation,  16  deg.  21 
min.  24  sec.  east.  Elko,  distant  30  miles,  the  nearest  town.  A  few  settlers  scattered  in  the  vicinity  of  the 
camp. 

QUARTERS For  200  men.  One  built  of  logs,  in  poor  condition,  and  one  of  adobe,  in  good  condition.  Officers'  quar- 
ters, four;  three  built  of  adobe  and  one  of  frame;  condition  good.  All  the  quarters  at  the  post  are  badly 
ventilated. 

STORE  HOUSES.  ...Quartermaster's,  45x26  feet;  eight  and  a  half  feet  high.  Commissary,  33x26  feet;  capacity  for  supplies  for 
two  Companies  for  three  mouths;  roofs  shingled;  buildings  of  logs,  and  in  bad  condition.  The  Commis- 
sary and  Quartermaster's  store  houses  are  one  building,  partitioned  in  the  middle,  and  is  not  by  one-half 
large  enough  for  the  proper  storage  of  Quartermaster  and  Subsistence  stores. 

GRANARY Built  of  adobe;  shingled  roof;  capacity  for  400,000  pounds  of  grain;  condition  good;  outside  measurement 

59x24%  feet;  height  of  walls,  eight  feet. 

HOSPITAL   Built  of  adobe,  42x52  feet;  one  story  high,  consisting  on  the  west  of  two  rooms,  30x24  feet  and  12x24  feet — 

the  former  a  ward  room,  and  the  latter  a  ward  room  attendant's  room,  separated  by  a  four  foot  hall  from 
four  rooms;  capacity,  6  beds.  On  the  east,  a  dispensary  15x24  feet,  steward's  room  15x12  feet,  store  room 
15x12  feet,  and  mess  room  12x24  feet.  The  hospital  walls  are  eight  and  a  half  feet  high;  roof  shingled. 

GUARD  HOUSE  .  . .  Frame  building ;  shingled  roof;  cells,  six  in  number,  built  of  three  inch  plank,  bolted  with  iron;  condition 
good.  Cavalry  and  Quartermaster's  stables,  frame;  well  ventilated  and  in  good  condition. 

SUPPLY  DEPOT — The  nearest  is  San  Francisco,  Cal.  The  route  of  supply  is  from  San  Francisco  to  Halleck  Station,  Nev., 
by  rail,  and  thence  to  Camp  Halleck  by  Government  teams.  Condition  of  road  from  Camp  Halleck  to  the 
station,  bad;  distance,  twelve  miles. 

SUBSISTENCE Three  months'  supply  of  provisions  is  usually  kept  on  hand. 

WATER The  post  is  supplied  with  water  by  acequia  from  a  spring  at  foot  of  mountains.     Length  of  acequia,  two 

miles.  In  the  spring  season,  from  the  melting  of  snows  in  the  moTintains,  a  large  stream  of  water  runs 
convenient  to  the  camp  until  about  the  month  of  July.  The  acequia  was  built  by  the  labor  of  the  troops. 

WOOD Is  furnished  by  contract.     Price  per  cord,  $8  75  in  gold  coin. 

INDIANS   Nearest  Indians  are  the  Shoshones — peaceable  tribe. 

COMMUNICATION  Between  post  and  nearest  town,  Elko,  is  by  wagon  road. 

RESERVATION The  reservation  on  which  the  post  is  built  has  been  declared,  October  4,  1870. 

DESCRIPTION  OF.  Surrounding  country  hilly;     Soil  black.     No  timber.     Barley,  potatoes  and  usual  vegetable  can  be  raised; 
COUNTRY,    ETC.    Grass,  rye  and  bottom.     Climate  during  summer  months,  extremely  warm;  winters  severe.     Average  tern 
perature — Thermometer,  66.70Fahr.;  hygrometer,  12.72.     Health  of  locality,  good.   No  settlements. 


Information  given  by  Lieutenant  JOHN  C.  THOMPSON,  3d  U.  S.  Cavalry,  July,  1870,  the  A.  A.  Q.  M.  at  the  time. 


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Camp  McDermit,  Nevada.     Established  1865  and  built  in  1866-67. 

LOCATION  .........  Latitude  41  deg.  58  min.  3  sec  north;  longitude  117  deg.  45  inin.  west.   Altitude,  4,700  feet  above  sea  level. 

On  the  east  branch  of  Queen's  Kiver,  Humboldt  county,  80  miles  north  of  Winnemucca,  the  nearest  station 
on  the  C.  P.  R.  K. 

QUARTERS  .........  Officers'  quarters,  three;  built  of  stone,  with  shingle  roofs;  in  good  condition.     Two  buildings  for  men's 

quarters,  built  of  stone  and  roofed  with  shingles;  walls  poorly  made.     One  building  is  103x24  feet,  and  the 
other  106x24  feet. 

HOSPITAL  ..........  Hospital  34x28  feet,  containing  three   rooms  —  ward,  dispensary,  and  kitchen.     The  ward  is  18x24%  feet; 

capacity  for  six  beds.     Dispensary,  Il%xl3  feet.     Kitchen,   10x13  feet.     The  building  is  constructed  cf 
stone,  with  shingle  roof,  and  in  good  condition. 

STORE  HOUSES  ----  One  building  75x34  feet  is  used  for  Commissary  and  Quartermaster's  store  house.  It  is  eight  feet  high  at 
the  corners,  built  of  stone,  and  roofed  with  shingles.  The  walls  are  very  poor,  and  require  propping. 
Capacity  for  supplies  for  one  Company  for  one  year.  There  is  one  frame  building  for  forage,  a  room  in 
one  end  being  used  for  Adjutant's  office.  Capacity  for  300,000  pounds  of  grain,  aside  from  the  room  used 
for  Adjutant's  office. 

STABLES  .........  '..Two  stables.     One  is    184x28  feet,  built  of  stone  and  roofed  with  shingles,  and  poorly  constructed.     The 

other  is  147x32  feet,  is  a  frame  building,  and  poorly  constructed.     No  Quartermaster's  corral,  except  a  tem- 
porary one  between  the  stables.     Commissary  corral  80x80  feet,  built  of  logs  in  stockade  form. 

GUARD  HOUSE.  .  .  .The  guard  house  is  built  of  stone.     All  the  buildings  at  the  post  are  one  story. 

SUPPLY  DEPOT..  .  .The  nearest  Quartermaster  and  Subsistence  Depots  are  at  San  Francisco,  Cal.  Transportation  by  railroad 
to  Winnemucca,  eighty  miles  from  the  post,  and  then  by  wagons.  Supplies  can  be  transported  at  all  sea- 
sons of  the  year. 

SUBSISTENCE  ......  Six  months'  supply  is  usually  kept  on  hand. 

WATER  .............  The  post  is  supplied  with  water  from  Queen's  river,  which  runs  through  the  post. 

WOOD  ...........  .  .Wood  is  furnished  by  contract,  and  is  very  scarce. 

INDIANS  ............  The  nearest  Indians  are  the  Pah-utes,  who  are  fed  at  the  post. 

COMMUNICATION..  Between  post  and  the  nearest  town  is  by  wagon. 

RESERVATION  .....  The  reservation  on  which  the  post  i.s  situated  is  two  miles  square,  and  was  declared  October  4,  1870,  but 
there  is  a  discrepancy  between  the  plat  and  the  description. 

DESCRIPTION  OF..  The  surrounding  country  is  mountainous,  except  the  bottom  laud  adjoining  the  river,  and  plains  covered 
COUNTRY,  ETC  .    with  sage  brush  lying  adjacent  to  the  bottom  lands.     A  good  country  for  stock,  but  poor  for  grain.   Climate 
mild  and  very  dry  during  the  summer  months.     Average   temperature  —  Thermometer,  51.47;  hygrometer, 
43.76. 


Information  given  by  Lieutenant  L.  WIGHTMAN,  3d  U.  S.  Cavalry,  September,  1870,  the  A.  A.  Q.  M.  at  the  time. 


DEPARTMENT    OF    O  A.LIFOB3STIA.. 

Camp  Independence,  California-     Established  March,  1862;  abandoned  in  1864,  and  re-occupied  in  March,  1865. 

LOCATION Latitude  36  deg.  50  min.;  longitude  from  Greenwich,  117  deg.  30  min.,   west.     4,958  feet  above  sea  level. 

On  Oak  Creek,  in  Owen's  Biver  Valley,  271  miles  from  Reno,  Nevada,  the  nearest  station  on  the  C.  P.  R.R. 
The  United  States  mail  is  left  at  the  post.  Independence,  the  county  seat,  is  three  miles  south  of  the  post. 

QUAETEBS For  100  men;  built  of  adobe.     Company  quarters,  95x30  feet;  height  of  walls,  nine  feet;  roof,  wood  and 

shingles;  building  in  good  condition,  and  supplied  with  two  ventilators.  A  portion  of  the  building  has 
been  set  off  as  a  reading  room,  27%xl4  feet.  Commanding  officers'  quarters,  40x50  feet,  and  eleven  feet 
high.  Kitchen,  etc.,  attached.  Officers' quarters,  40x14 feet;  height  ol  walls,  seven  feet.  Surgeon's  quar- 
ters, 32x28  feet;  walls  ten  feet  high;  office,  bedroom,  etc.,  in  rear.  Adjutant's  office,  14x30  feet;  height  of 
walls,  seven  feet;  room  in  rear  10x14  feet.  Laundress  quarters,  three;  built  of  adobe,  20x35  feet,  and  eight 
feet  high;  buildings  not  good. 

STORE  HOUSES. ..  .Quartermaster's,  one,  95x30  feet,  and  nine  feet  high,  of  which  Quartermaster's  office  occupies  27%xl3% 
feet.  Attached  to  main  building  is  a  wing,  51x23%  feet,  used  as  a  saddler  shop,  butcher  shop,  and  for 
storing  Quartermaster's  property.  Old  Commissary  building,  adobe;  west  end  destroyed  by  a  great  wind 
storm  in  January  last;  present  dimensions,  80x29  feet;  is  used  for  a  guard  house,  carpenter  shop,  and  for 
storage. 

HOSPITAL   Built  of  adobe,  consisting  on  south  side  of  two  apartments — one  15x15  feet,  used  as  a  dispensary  and 

office;  the  other  21%x21  7-12  feet,  for  a  ward,  with  capacity  for  five  beds.  North  side,  two  apartments — 
one  21%xlO  feet,  used  as  a  kitchen;  the  other,  15%xl5%  feet,  used  as  a  store  room  and  steward's  room. 

DINING  ROOM  AND. Built  of  adobe,  26x64%  feet;  height  of  wall,  north  side,  fourteen  feet,  south  side,  ten  feet.     The  kitchen 
KITCHEN.  occupies  20x16  feet  of  west  end  of  building. 

BAKERY  &  OVEN.  .Built  of  adobe,  16x14%  feet;  height  of  wail,  north  side,  twelve  feet,  south  side,  nine  feet;  is  located  on  east 
end  of  Company's  dining  hall.  The  oven  is  made  of  adobe,  and  by  outside  measurement,  9%x7%  feet,  and 
eight  feet  high. 

GUARD  HOUSE 'Built  of  adobe;  is  the  center  portion  of  the  old  Commissary  building,  24  2-12x27  feet;  height  of  wall,  nine 

feet.  There  is  one  room  for  ordinary  prisoners,  10x8  feet,  and  nine  feet  high.  Cell,  8x5%  feet,  and  seven 
feet  high,  constructed  of  two  inch  planks  well  bolted  with  iron. 

WORK  SHOPS Carpenter  shop,  built  of  adobe,  on  east  of  old  Commissary  building,  29x27  feet,  and  nine  feet  high;  in  good 

condition.  Blacksmith  shop,  built  of  adobe,  on  east  end  or  corral  shed,  29%x20%  feet;  height  of  wall, 
nine  feet;  in  good  condition. 

SHED  &  CORRAL. .  .Shed  built  of  adobe,  104x10  feet,  and  nine  feet  high;  is  in  good  order.  Small  sleeping  shed  for  herder  on 
east  end,  10x7  feet.  Corral  enclosure,  100x104  feet. 

GARDEN Twenty-five  acres  enclosed.     Land  rich,  and  capable  of  supplying  ten  Companies  if  thoroughly  worked. 

Crops  can  only  be  raised  by  irrigation.     Water  abundant  for  the  purpose. 

SUPPLY  DEPOT. .  ..The  nearest  Quartermaster  and  Subsistence  Depot  is  at  San  Francisco.  The  route  of  supply  is  by  rail  to 
Reno,  thence  by  teams  to  post. 

SUBSISTENCE Nine  months'  supply  is  usually  kept  on  hand. 

WATER The  post  is  supplied  with  water  of  excellent  quality.    It  comes  from  the  Sierra  Nevada  Mountains,  west  of 

the  camp,  abundantly. 

WOOD Is  obtained  in  the  mountains,  eight  miles  from  the  post,  and  supplied  by  contract  at  a  cost  of  $10  95  per  cord. 

INDIANS Are  numerous.     At  present  they  are  peaceable,  and  even  friendly.     They  are  a  branch  of  the  Pah-ute  tribe, 

but  are  generally  called  here  the  Cosos. 

COMMUNICATION  .  For  three  hundred  miles  in  any  direction,  all  communication  has  to  be  by  wagon  or  on  horseback. 

RESERVATION The  reservation  on  which  the  post  is  situated  has  been  declared  by  the  President,  January  23,  1866.     One 

square  mile  is  held  as  reserved.  Also,  two  square  miles  of  timber  land  in  the  mountains,  and  two  square 
miles  of  grass  laud  in  the  plain  southeast  of  the  post.  The  latter  is  not  of  much  value. 

DESCRIPTION  OF.  .The  valley  in  which  Camp  Independence  is  located  is  somewhat  level,  but  higher  on  the  Sierra  or  western 
COUNTRY,  ETC.  edge  than  on  the  .Coso  or  eastern  side.  The  stream  known  as  Owens  River  runs  through  the  entire 
length  of  it,  and  empties  itself  in  Big  Lake,  or  Owens  Lake.  The  soil  is  sandy,  but  arable.  No  timber  to 
be  seen,  except  high  up  the  Sierra  Nevada  Mountains.  Grain  and  vegetables  can  be  raised  in  abundance 
through  many  portions  of  the  valley.  Grass  plentiful,  and  of  the  kind  known  as  river  bottom.  Climate 
dry  and  very  healthy.  During  the  summer  months  the  climate  is  quite  warm.  Average  temperature 
during  the  year— Thermometer,  58.2;  hygrometer,  49.70.  The  valley  is  being  rapidly  settled.  There  are 
valuable  mines  being  worked  both  sides  of  the  mountains;  hence  this  region  is  destined  to  future  importance. 

Information  given  by  Lieutenant  W.  E.  DOVN,  12th  U.  S.  Infantry,  July,  1870,  the  A.  A.  Q.  M.  at  the  time. 


DEPARTMENT    OF 


Camp  Wright,  Mendocino  County,  California, 
established  December,  1862. 


Established  December,    1858;  abandoned  September,  1861;  re- 


LOCATION. 


QUARTERS . 


STOKE  HOUSES. 


HOSPITAL. 


.Latitude  39  deg.  48  min.;  longitude  from  Greenwich,  123  deg.  45  min.  In  Bound  Valley,  203  miles  north 
of  San  Francisco.  About  1,800  feet  above  sea  level.  Post  office  at  Covelo,  a  newly  established  village, 
about  one  mile  from  the  post.  Ukiah,  the  county  seat,  is  fifty-five  miles  south  of  post. 

.For  100  men,  built  of  adobe,  in  good  condition.  Officers'  quarters,  three;  one  built  of  brick,  in  good  con- 
dition; two  of  logs,  in  poor  condition  leaky,  and  requiring  frequent  repairs.  Four  laundresses'  quarters, 
18x12  feet  each;  frame  building;  in  tolerably  good  condition. 

.Quartermaster  and  Commissary  store  house  in  one  building  76x26  feet;  walls  ten  feet  high;  open  roof;  half 
frame;  half  logs;  requires  frequent  repairs.  Capacity  for  sxipplies  for  two  Companies  for  one  year,  build- 
ing subdivided,  and  part  used  for  a  grain  room;  capacity  for  three  months'  supply  of  grain. 

. .  A  frame  building,  in  good  condition,  40%x28%  feet  at  north  end,  and  16%  feet  at  south  end.  One  ward 
at  south  end  20x10  feet,  dispensary  in  centre  9x13  feet.  Office  at  north  end,  16x8  feet;  hall  way  three  feet 
wide  between  dispensary  and  office,  leading  to  kitchen  and  mess  room  and  storeroom  on  the  northwest  side 
of  building,  and  to  the  ward  at  right  angles  between  kitchen  and  dispensary.  Capacity  of  ward  room  for  five 
beds. 

GUAKD  HOUSE.    . .   Guard  house,  school  house,  and  mess  room  for  Company,  built  of  logs.     Cook  house  adjoining  mess  room; 
ETC.  frame  building;  in  good  condition.     The  log  buildings  are  all  in  poor  condition.     Carpenter  shop,  black- 

smith shop,  and  saddle  and  harness  rooms  built  of  slabs;  in  poor  condition ;  requiring  frequent  repairs. 
Bake  house— frame  building,  in  good  condition.  •» 

SUPPLY  DEPOT. .  .The  nearest  Quartermaster  and  Subsistence  Supply  Depot  is  at  San  Franeisco,  Cal.  The  route  of  supply 
is  by  steamer  to  Petaluma,  and  thence  by  wagon  to  Camp  Wright.  Supplies  can  only  be  transported  dur- 
ing the  dry  season— say  June,  July,  August,  September,  October,  and  sometimes  November. 

SUBSISTENCE One  year's  supply  is  required  to  be  kept  on  hand. 

WATER The  post  is  supplied  by  wells  during   eight  months  of  the   year,  and  during  the  remaining  four  months 

water  is  hauled  by  a  wagon  from  a  small  creek  two  or  three  miles  distant  from  the  post. 

WOOD Wood  is  supplied  by  the  labor  of  the  troops,  and  is  hauled  for  two  or  three  miles. 

INDIANS The  military  reservation  of  Camp  Wright  adjoins  the  Round  Valley  Indian  Reservation,  on  which  are  about 

1,000  Indians,  remnants  of  various  tribes. 

COMMUNICATION  .Between  post  and  nearest  town  of  importance  (Ukiah),  fifty-five  miles  south,  is  by  wagon  on  the  new 
road,  or  by  trail  via  Cahto,  which  is  twenty-six  miles  sotithwest. 

RESERVATION The  reservation,  as  declared  by  the  President,  April  27,  1869,  and  published  in  G.  O.  No.  60,  Headquarters 

Department,  Cal.,  October  5,  1869,  consists  of  the  following  metes  and  bounds;  Initial  point,  a  point  on 
the  Township  line  40  chains  west  of  the  northeast  corner  of  Township  22,  Range  north  13  deg.  west;  from 
this  point  south  80  chains ;  thence  west  80  chains ;  thence  north  80  chains,  thence  east  80  chains,  to  the 
place  of  beginning  on  the  township  lines — embracing  the  west  half  of  Section  1,  and  east  half  of  Section  2, 
Township  22,  Range  north  13  deg.  west,  being  one  mile  square,  more  or  less. 

DESCRIPTION  OF  The  post  is  situated  in  the  northwest  corner  of  Round  Valley;  which  is  about  nine  miles  long  from  north  to 
COUNTRY,  ETC.  south,  and  varies  from  four  to  seven  miles  in  width  from  east  to  west.  Is  surrounded  by  mountains  from 
500 — 2,000  feet  high,  all  of  which  are  spurs  of  the  Coast  Range.  They  are  well  timbered  with  several  varieties 
of  oak,  pine,  manzanito,  and  laurel.  The  land  is  nearly  all  arable,  and  grass  plentiful  in  the  spring.  The 
nature  of  the  soil  is  gravelly,  except  on  the  north  or  lower  end  of  the  valley,  where  it  is  of  the  adobe  char- 
acter. All  cereals  except  corn  do  well  here,  and  all  esculents,  except  potatoes,  moderately  well.  Abundant 
crops,  however,  cannot  be  obtained  without  irrigation,  which  is  impracticable  without  the  introduction  of 
artesian  wells,  as  there  are  no  permanent  streams  here  except  a  small  creek  at  the  lower  end  of  the  valley, 
which  nearly  dries  up  in  summer,  although  in  the  rainy  season  it  is  swelled  by  mountain  torrents  from 
every  direction  to  a  large  stream,  which  often  inundates  the  greater  portion  of  the  valley.  The  climate  is 
healthy,  very  warm  aud  dry  in  summer,  and  temperate  during  the  winter  or  rainy  season.  The  mean  tem- 
perature during  the  year  1869  was  66.86.  The  extremes  of  temperature,  39.08 — 85.25.  Amount  of  rain, 
36.84  inches.  The  valley  and  all  the  principal  oiitlets  are  well  settled  under  squatter  title.  There  are  some 
fine  farms,  and  the  mountain  ranges  are  all  well  occupied  by  stock  raisers.  Sheep,  cattle,  horses  and  hogs, 
are  extensively  raised.  The  north  and  south  forks  of  Eel  River  nearly  surround  the  first  chain  of  moun- 
tains ouiside  the  valley.  They  are  fordable  during  the  summer  months,  but  during  the  rainy  season  they 
can  only  be  crossed  by  ferry  boats. 


Information  given  by  1st  Lieutenant  A.  B.  McGowAN,  12th  Infantry,  July,  1870,  the  A.  A.  Q.  M.  at  the  time. 


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DEPARTMENT    OF   CA.L,lFORlSriA. 

Fort  Alcatraz,  San  Francisco,  California.    Established  1859. 

LOCATION .Harbor  of  San  Francisco,  latitude  37  d^g.  ±9  min.  27  sec.;  longitude  122  deg.  24  min.  19  sec.     135  feet 

above  tide  water.     The  city  of  San  Francisco  is  about  four  miles  distant,  the  nearest  town  or  settlement. 

QUARTERS For  300  men,  frame  built,  in  good  condition.     A  mess  room  and  kitchen  for  the  prison  were  recently  added. 

Officers'  quarters  in  citadel  in  good  condition. 

HOSPITAL In  citadel,  consisting  of  four  apartments.     One  of  the  apartments  used  as  a  dispensary,  office,  and  stew- 
ard's room;  two  for  wards,  capacity  for  sixteen  beds;  and  one  for  store  room. 

GUARD  HOUSE. . .  .Guard  house  built  of  brick;  in  good  condition. 

STORE  HOUSES.  ...Commissary  storehouse  40x20  feet:  Quartermaster's  store  house;  three  rooms,  16x10  feet. 

SUPPLY  DEPOT. . .  .The  nearest  Quartermaster  and  Subsistence  Depots  are  at  San  Francisco,  Cal.     The  supplies  are  sent  by 
Quartermaster's  steamer  "  General  McPherson, "  and  by  schooners  and  sloops. 

SUBSISTENCE Two  months'  supply  usually  kept  on  hand. 

WATER The  post  is  supplied  with  water  by  contract. 

WOOD Wood  is  furnished  by  contract. 

COMMUNICATION  .Between  post  and  San  Francisco  is  by  Quartermaster's  steamer  "  General  McPherson." 

DESCRIPTION Harbor  of  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

RESERVATION Reserved  November  6,  1850. 


Information  given  by  First  Lieutenant  JAMES  E.  EASTMAN,  2d  Artillery,  September,  1870,  A.  A.  Q.  M.  at  the  time. 


DEPARTMENT    OF    CAX, LFORNTA.. 

Point  San  Jose,  California.    Established  1863. 

LOCATION In  the  limits  of  the  City  of  San  Francisco.     Latitude  37  deg.  48  min.,  north;  longitude  122  deg.  21  min., 

west.     Post  office,  San  Francisco,  California. 

QUARTERS For  150  men.     The  barracks  consist  of  two  rectangular  frame  buildings,  nearly  similar  in  construction ;  both 

weather  boarded,  with  shingle  roofs.  One  is  lined  with  smoothly  grooved  boards,  and  is  ventilated  from 
the  roof;  the  other  has  no  ventilation,  except  from  the  doors  and  windows.  These  buildings  are  90x30 
feet,  and  one  story  high.  There  are  two  small  frame  buildings,  32x24  feet,  weather  boarded,  occupied  by 
the  laundresses  of  the  post.  They  are  one  and  a  half  stories  high,  and  are  divided  into  four  rooms  each. 
There  are  four  buildings  used  as  Officers'  quarters.  They  are  all  frame,  weather  boarded,  with  shingle 
roofs.  Three  are  lathed  and  plastered,  and  in  good  condition;  the  other  is  lined  with  boards,  leaks  badly, 
and  the  timber  is  rotten  and  giving  away  in  many  places,  so  much  so  that  the  building  has  settled  nearly  one 
foot  on  one  side.  All  these  buildidgs  were  erected  by  citizens  before  the  Government  took  possession,  and 
at  ;t  time  when  timber  was  both  scarce  and  high  in  price,  so  that  the  material  of  which  they  were  con- 
structed was  of  very  inferior  quality.  The  buildings  that  are  now  in  good  condition  have  been  almost 
entirely  reconstructed  by  the  Government.  The  largest  and  best  of  these  quarters  are  occupied  by  the  De- 
partment Commander. 

STORE  HOUSES.  . .  .Commissary,  Quartermaster,  and  Ordnance  store  rooms,  Adjutant's  office  and  Quartermaster's  offices,  are 

in  one  frame   building,  30  7-12x106  2-12  feet,  weather  boarded,  with  shingle  roof.     The  Adjutant's  and 

Quartermaster's  offices  are  lathed  and  plastered;  the  other  rooms  have  only  the  weather  boarding,  in  good 

•  condition.     Capacity  of  Commissary  store  room,  three  months'  supply  for  two  Companies.     This  building 

is  one  story  high. 

HOSPITAL Frame  building,  32%x36%  feet,  weather  boarded,  shingle  roof,  divided  into  four  divisions— one  used  as  a 

dispensary,  one  as  a  kitchen,  and  two  as  wards.     This  building  is  one-story  high,  and  in  good  condition. 

GUARD  HOUSE . . .  Frame  building,  43x18  feet,  weather  boarded,  shingle  roof,  divided  into  three  divisions — first,  a  room  for  the 
prisoners;  second,  a  room  for  the  guard;  third,  four  cells,  4x7  each.  This  building  is  one-story  high,  and 
in  good  condition. 

SUPPLY  DEPOT.  .  ..The  post  is  supplied  from  the  Quartermaster  and  Commissary  of  Subsistence  Depots  of  San  Francisco. 
Supplies  brought  to  post  by  wagons.  Roads  good  all  seasons  of  the  year. 

SUBSISTENCE Three  months'  supply  is  generally  kept  on  hand. 

WATER The  post  is  abundantly  supplied  with  good  water,  free  of  cost,  by  means  cf  pipes  communicating  with  the 

works  of  the  Spring  Valley  Water  Company. 

WOOD Wood  is  furnished  by  the  Depot  Quartermaster  at  San  Francisco,  Cal, 

COMMUNICATION  .Between  post  and  city  is  both  by  wagon  and  steamer. 

RESERVATION The  Reservation  of  Point  San  Jose,  Cal.,  was  first  reserved  for  Government  uses  November  6,  1850,  and 

modified  by  President  Fillmore,  December  31,  1851,  but  was  not  occiipied  by  troops  until  1863,  when  this 
post  was  established.  The  area  swept  by  a  radius  of  800  yards  from  a  rock  at  the  extreme  end  of  the  prom- 
ontory upon  which  the  post  is  situated,  is  held  as  a  reservation. 

DESCRIPTION City  of  San  Francisco,  streets  running  up  to  line  of  reservation. 


Information  given  by  Lieutenant  R.  E.  DKRDSSY,  2d  Artillery,  July,  1870,  the  A.  A.  Q.  M,  at  the  time. 


OF 


Presidio  of  San  Francisco,  California.    Established  1847. 

LOCATION  ..........  Latitude  37  deg.  48  min.;  longitude  122  deg.  21  min.     Post  office  at  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  three  miles  from 

post. 

OFFICERS'  QUAR-  Twelve  cottages,  31x18  feet,  bath  room  and  water  closet  attached;  and  one  frame  building,  114x32  feet,  with 
TEES.  wing,  44x30  feet,  three  stories  high;  divided  into  thirty-nine  rooms. 

BARRACKS  ..........  Nine  frame  buildings  for  900  men. 

LAUNDRESSE  S.  Eight  frame   buildings,  60x27  feet,  divided  into  eight  rooms  each.     One  frame  building,  90x28  feet,  divided 

QUARTERS.         into  twelve  rooms.     One  frame  building,  45x37  feet,  two  stories  high,  divided  into  six  rooms.     One  adobe 

building,  160x29  feet,  divided  into  eighteen  rooms.     One  adobe  building,  87x55  feet,  divided  into  fourteen 

rooms.     One  adobe  building,  45x26  feet,  divided  into  three  rooms.     One  adobe  building,  60x23  feet,  divided 

into  three  rooms. 

STOREHOUSES  ____  Quartermaster's  and  Commissary  store  house,  110x30  feet;  frame,  with  foundation  built  of  brick  piers; 
capacity  for  supplies  for  nine  Companies  for  three  months.  For  grain,  one  frame  biiilding,  66x24  feet. 
One  gun  shed  with  ordnance  storeroom  in  loft;  frame;  175x30  feet.  One  frame  building  51x18  feet,  tor 
storage  of  hard  wood  lumber. 

WORK  SHOPS  ......  One  wheelwright  and  blacksmith's,  80x30  feet;  frame.     One  frame  building,  50x20  feet,  divided  in  center, 

making  two  Company  blacksmith  shops. 

STABLES,  ETC  .....  Two  frame  buildings,  215x30  feet,  eighty-seven  stalls  each,  and  small  loft  for  forage.  One  mule  shed, 
430x16  feet,  frame. 

HOSPITAL   .........  Frame,  80x40  feet,  with  L  35x22  feet;  two  stories  high,  and  brick  basement.     Four  wards,  40x22  feet,  and 

fourteen  feet  high;  capacity  for  fifty  beds  each.     A  prison  ward,  20x15  feet,  and  ten  feet  high.     Library 
room  and  dispensary. 

MISCELLANEOUS..  .One  frame  building,  36x30  feet,  Adjutant's  office.     One  frame  building,  45x30  feet,  chapel.     One  frame 
BUILDINGS.       building,  30x18  feet,  school  house.     One  frame  building,  40x30  feet,  two  stories,  guard  house.     One  frame 
building,  28x23  feet,  magazine.     One  frame  building,  42x18  feet,  bake  house. 

SUPPLY  DEPOT.  .  ..San  Francisco,  Cal.,  three  miles  distant.     The  route  of  supply  is  by  wagon  road. 
SUBSISTENCE  ......  Two  months'  supply  is  usually  kept  on  hand. 

WATER  .............  The  post  is  supplied  with  water  by  water  wagons,  and  pipe  from  the  Tunnel  Spring,  about  2,300  feet  from 

the  reservoir. 

WOOD  ..............  Wood  is  furnished  by  the  contractor. 

COMMUNICATION..  Between  post  and  nearest  town  is  by  wagon. 

RESERVATION  .  .  .  .The  reservation  on  which  the  post  is  situated  has  been  declared  by  the  President,  November  6,  1850,  and 
modified  December  31,  1851,  and  1,520  acres  are  held  as  reserved. 

DESCRIPTION  OF..  Surrounding  country  hilly;  soil  sandy.     Where  sheltered,  all  kinds  of  vegetables  can  be  raised.     Timber 
COUNTRY,  ETC.     and  water  scarce.     Climate  mild.     Fogs  prevail  the  greater  part  of  the  year.     Average  temperature,  53.14. 
Health  of  locality  good. 


Information  furnished  by  Lieutenant  J.  H.  LOBD,  R.  Q.  M.,  2d  Artillery,  June,  1870. 


Yerba  Buena  Island,  Oalifornia.    Established  1868. 

LOCATION Latitude  37  deg.  48  min.  45  sec.  north;  longitude  122  deg.  '26  min.  45  sec.  west.     Situated  in  the  Bay  of 

San  Francisco  about  two  and  a  quarter  miles  northeast  of  the  city  of  that  name,  the  nearest  town  and 
nearest  post  office. 

QUARTERS Quarters  for  30  men ;  frame   building  of  rough  boards  set  upright  and  battened,  the  inside  being  ceiled. 

Main  part  of  second  story  used  for  quarters  for  men;  dimensions  45x31  feet;  balance  used  as  kitchen, 
which  serves  also  as  mess  room;  dimensions,  28x19  feet.  In  the  lower  or  first  story  are  the  First  Sergeant's 
room  and  Company  store  rooms:  also  depot  paint  shop  (see  shops,  etc.),  and  a  small  room  used  as  hospi- 
tal ward  (see  hospital).  Laundresses'  quarters,  one  two-story  frame  building,  weather  boarded ;  dimen- 
sions, 44x18  feet,  and  wing  in  rear,  18x12  feet;  quarters  sufficient  for  the  laundresses  of  one  Company. 
Officers'  quarters,  four  buildings;  three  houses  hard  finished,  each  having  two  rooms  18x20  feet,  with  wing 
in  rear  18x21  feet  and  attics;  one  of  these  three  has  a  fourth  room  16x16%  feet;  the  fourth  set  an  old  hos- 
pital building  remodeled,  ceiled  and  weather  boarded;  contains  four  rooms  with  basement,  kitchen,  etc.; 
dimensions  of  building,  28x53  feet.  Hospital  Steward's  quarters,  one-story  frame  building  battened; 
dimensions,  16x31  feet.  A  part  of  this  building  is  used  as  a  dispensary. 

STOEE  HOUSES. . .  .Two  buildings;  oue-story  frame,  battened,  each  30x97  feet;  one  used  for  storage  of  clothing  and  camp  and 
garrison  equipage;  of  the  other,  71  feet  used  for  storage  of  Quartermaster's  stores;  and  balance,  viz:  26  feet, 
PURPOSES.          used  as  depot  carpenter's  shop  (see  shops,  etc.) 

STABLE For  public  animals:  at  present  a  temporary  board  shed.     A  new  stable  is  now  being  erected. 

HOSPITAL   .  i One  room  on  first  floor  of  building  where  the  men  are  quartered;  dimensions,  12x19  feet,  accommodating 

two  men.     The  dispensary  is  a  portion  of  the  building  used  as  quarters  for  Hospital  Steward. 

GUARD  HOUSE. . .  .A  one-story  frame  building,  battened;  dimensions,  18x26  feet. 

SHOPS,  ETC Carpenter  shop,  a  room  partitioned  off  from  one  of  the  store  houses;  dimensions,  26x30  feet.     Paint  shop, 

a  room  under  Company  quarters;  dimensions,  15x16  feet.  Offices  of  Military  Storekeeper,  in  a  one-story 
frame  building,  weather  boarded  and  ceiled;  dimensions  28x28  feet.  These  buildings  are  all  now  the  prop- 
erty of  the  Quartermaster's  Dep't,  having  been  transferred  from  the  Engineer  Department  by  virtue  of 
par.  2,  Special  Orders,  No.  99,  dated  Headquarters  Military  Division  of  the  Pacific,  June  13,  1871. 

MAGAZINE Magazine,  dimensions,  four  feet  square  and  six  feet  high;  capacity  for  800  pounds  of  powder.     This  build- 
ing is  just  completed. 

SUBSISTENCE Rations  are  drawn  one  mouth  in  advance;  bread  for  use  of  Depot  Guard  is  baked  at  Post  Bakery,  Angel 

Island. 

WATER The  water  supply  for  all  garrison  purposes  is  from  a   spring  on  the  western   side  of  the   Island,  the  water 

being  there  collected  in  a  tank,  the  capacity  of  which  is  7,2f'0  gallons;  from  this  tank  it  is  forced  through 
iron  pipes  by  means  of  a  piimp  worked  by  horse  power  into  a  tank  of  like  capacity  to  the  one  above  re- 
ferred to,  located  in  rear  of  the  officers'  quarters  on  a  side  hill.  This  tank  supplies  the  garrison  with  all  the 
water  needed  for  washing  and  culinary  purposes  even  in  the  dry  season,  besides  furnishing  some  for  pur- 
poses of  irrigation.  Hydrants  are  placed  in  convenient  positions  for  the  use  of  the  detachment,  and  hose 
of  proper  dimensions  is  distributed  at  officers'  quarters,  guard  house  and  store  houses,  for  immediate  use  in 
case  of  fire. 

COMMUNICATION.. Between  depot  and  the  city  is  by  Government  steamer  twice  a  day. 
RESERVATION The  whole  Island  is  reserved;  about  120  acres.     November  6,  1850. 

DESCR  .PTION  OF. Island  hilly  and  rocky.  The  highest  point  above  the  level  of  the  sea  is  stated  at  340  feet,  and  the  average 
COUNTRY,  ETC.  height  of  post  above  sea  level  at  50  feet.  Large  portions  of  the  Island  are  covered  with  a  dense  under- 
growth of  vines  and  shrubs:  the  only  portion  suitable  for  a  camp  is  that  now  occupied,  viz:  a  small  plateau 
with  hills  on  the  northeast  and  southwest,  and  open  towards  the  southeast  and  northwest.  The  tempera- 
ture ranges  from  40  to  90  deg.  Fahr.,  the  yearly  mean  being  56  deg.  The  climate  is  mild  but  moist, 
complete  saturation  frequently  occurring  at  night.  The  prevailing  winds  are  westerly.  Locality 
healthy.  The  surface  drainage  of  the  Island  is  excellent. 


Information  given  by  Major  C.  G.  SAWTELLE,  Quartermaster,  U.  S.  A.,  Depot  Quartermaster,  San  Francisco,  Gal. 


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BRIGADIER-GENERAL    E.    R.    S.    CANBY,    U.    S.    A.,    Commanding. 


CAPTAIN    H.  W.  JANES,  Assist.  Q.  M.,  U.  S.  A.,  Acting  Chief  Quartermaster. 


HEADQUARTERS:   PORTLAND,  OREGON. 


DTTliPAJRTMElSrT    OF    COLUMBIA. 


Camp  Harney,  Oregon.    Established  August,  1867. 

LOCATION Latitude  43  deg.  30  min.,  north;  longitude  118  deg.  30  min.,  west;  about  4,200  feet  above  the  level  of  the 

sea.  On  Rattlesnake  Creek,  260  miles  from  "Winnemucca,  the  neai-est  station  on  the  C.  P.  R.  R.  Post 
office  at  Canon  City,  Oregon,  seventy-five  miles  distant,  the  nearest  town. 

QUARTERS Three  sets  of  barracks,  each  100x30  feet,  built  of  logs,  cabin  style,  with  shingle  roofs,  interstices  filled  with 

sticks  and  mud,  each  having  capacity  for  one  Company.  In  rear  of  barracks  are  the  mess  rooms  and 
kitchens,  61x25  feet,  having  all  necessary  fixtures  for  cooking,  etc.  .Quarters  for  laundresses  and  married 
soldiers — Four  buildings,  24x16  feet,  and  two,  29x20  feet,  built  of  logs.  Four  sets  of  Officers'  quarters  (one 
single  and  three  double),  built  of  logs,  shingle  roofs,  with  piazza  extending  along  the  whole  front;  each 
23x15  feet,  one  story  high.  One  building,  43x32  feet,  with  piazza,  used  as  Headquarters  and  Quartermas- 
ter's office.  All  the  buildings  are  in  good  condition.  , 

STORE  HOUSES. .  .Quartermaster  and  Commissary  in  one  building,  80x40  feet;  built  of  logs,  with  shingle  roof;  inadequate  to 
meet  the  demands  made  upon  it  for  storage.  One  building  (granary),  70x35  feet,  built  of  logs,  with  capac- 
ity for  900,000  pounds  of  grain. 

HOSPITAL One  building  built  of  logs,  shiligle  roof,  containing  one  ward,  30x16  feet,  eight  beds;  dispensary,  16x14 

feet;  steward's  room,  16x11  feet;  bath  room,  10x7  feet;  dining  room,  15x10  feet;  kitchen,  12x15  feet,  ad- 
joining. Store  room  and  room  for  nurse  in  attic.  Piazza  on  south  and  east  sides. 

GUARD  HOUSE Guard  house,  42x32  feet;  built  of  logs,  with  shingle  roof;  contains  one  cell,  29x14  feet,  and  four  small  cells. 

7  10-12x3%  feet;  height  of  ceiling,  eleven  feet. 

STABLES Two  for   Cavalry,  each  190x30  feet;  built  of  boards,  with  shingle  roofs;  capacity  for  seventy-five  horses 

each.     In  good  condition. 

SUPPLY  DEPOTS.. The  nearest  Quartermaster  and  Subsistence  Depots  are  at  Fort  Vancouver,  W.  T.,  350  miles  distant.  The 
route  of  supply  is  90  miles  by  water,  10  by  rail,  and  250  by  wagon  road.  Supplies  can  be  transported  six 
months  in  the  year. 

SUBSISTENCE. . .  .Twelve  months'  supply  is  usually  kept  on  hand. 

WATER Water  is  obtained  from  ;i  small  creek  running  through  the  camp,  from  a  spring  half  a  mile  from  camp,  and 

wells  dug  in  rear  of  each  set  of  barracks.     Quality  excellent,  and  quantity  unlimited. 

WOOD Wood  is  furnished  by  contract,  at  a  cost  of  $5  68  per  cord. 

INDIANS ...  .Pah-ute  tribe,  now  friendly.     Subsist  in  summer  on  roots  and  fish  of  their  own  procuring;  in  winter  are 

partially  supplied  by  the  Government. 

COMMUNICATION. Between  post  and  nearest  town  (Canon  City,  Oregon),  is  by  wagon. 

RESERVATION The  reservation  extends  six  miles  north  and  south  of  the  nag  staff,  and  has  a  uniform  width  of  three  miles, 

making  a  rectangle  of  thirty-six  square  miles.  The  mouth  of  the  canon  opens  into  Harney  Valley,  and  the 
reservation  extending  into  the  latter,  embraces  about  fifteen  square  miles  of  level  land. 

DESCRIPTION  OF  The  country  to  the  north,  east  and  west  of  this  post  is  a  series  of  gravelly  and  nearly  barren  hills,  scantily 
COUNTRY,  ETC.  .covered  with  sage  brush,  and  interspersed  with  scrubby  juniper  and  mountain  mahogany.  After  passing 
over  six  miles  of  the  above,  forests  of  pine  and  fir  cover  a  large  extent  of  country.  The  surface  is  largely 
made  up  of  rugged  hills  and  deep  canons,  with  an  occasional  flat  or  valley,  and  some  table  land.  South  of 
the  post  is  an  extensive  flat,  known  as  Harney  Lake  Valley  (formerly  Big  Meadows).  This  flat  has  a 
length  of  fifty  miles,  and  averages  probably  thirty  miles  in  width,  making  an  area  of  about  1,500  square 
miles.  Mineral  products  in  the  vicinity  of  the  post,  if  of  value  or  special  interest,  have  not  yet  been  dis- 
covered. Gold  was  discovered  in  considerable  quantities  in  a  canon  seventy-five  miles  distant  in  1862 — now 
the  site  of  Canon  City — where  mining  is  still  carried  on  to  some  extent  by  Chinese  miners.  The  surface 
soil  on  the  hills  generally  is  of  a  light  pebbly  nature.  Its  fertility  in  this  vicinity  has  not  been  tested. 
That  of  the  valleys  and  low  grounds  is  of  a  dark  color,  with  a  light  porous  texture,  strongly  impregnated 
with  alkali.  It  is  productive,  as  has  been  proved,  when  vegetation  is  undisturbed  by  grasshoppers  and 
crickets,  but  it  is  impossible  to  cultivate  a  garden  with  any  surety  of  success.  Most  of  the  country  affords 
grass  of  a  good  quality  for  grazing  pvirposes,  bunch  grass,  which  abounds  on  the  side  hills  in  large  quanti- 
ties, holding  the  preference,  for  the  reason  of  its  great  nutritive  properties;  which  it  retains  throughout  the 
greater  part  of  the  year.  The  grass  in  Haruey  Valley  is  of  a  coarser  and  less  nutritious  qiiality,  and  is  the 
source  from  which  the  hay  consumed  at  the  post  is  obtained.  The  country  is  rather  remarkable  as  regards 
the  small  degree  of  humidity,  there  having  been  thirty-two  days  of  rain  and  sixteen  of  snow  during  the  last 
year,  the  combined  fall  (of  rain  and  snow  melted),  being  7  50-100  inches.  The  winter  varies  greatly  as  re- 
gards the  whole  amount  of  cold  weather,  and  the  degree  of  intensity  at  certain  periods.  The  mercury  fell  to 
25  deg.  in  winter  of  1868,  and  in  1869  the  lowest  point  observed  (at  night)  was  10  deg.,  and  at  7  A.  M.,  5  deg. 
From  April  to  October,  the  weather  is  pleasant  and  bracing.  The  nights,  however,  are  cool,  and  frost  oc- 
curs nearly  each  month.  The  fall  is  pleasantly  cold  until  the  snowy  season  commences,  early  in  Decem- 
ber, which  lasts  until  the  following  April.  This  routine  of  the  seasons  seems  to  be  regular,  taking  for  data 
recorded  observations.  Average  temperature — Thermometer,  45.90.  Health  of  locality  good. 

Information  furnished  by  1st  Lieutenant  JOHN  W.  LEWIS,  23d  Infantry,  July,  1870,  the  A.  A.  Q.  M.  at  the  time. 


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OF    COLUMBIA. 


Camp  San  Juan  Island,  Washington  Territory.    Established  August,  1859. 

LOCATION  Latitude  48  deg.  28  min.  north;  longitude  from  Greenwich,   123  deg.  1  min.  west.     In  Archipelago  de 

Haro.  Altitude  of  barometer  above  the  sea,  150  feet.  This  post  was  established  under  peculiar  circum- 
stances. During  the  spring  or  summer  of  1859  a  disturbance  arose  between  the  American  settlers  on  the 
island  and  the  Hudson  Bay  Co.'s  men,  who  claimed  that  the  island  was  part  of  the  colony  of  Vancouver  Isl- 
and. The  Treaty  of  1846,  establishing  the  boundary  line  beween  the  United  States,  British  Columbia, 
and  Vancouver  island,  was  not  explicit  in  stating  which  channel  was  the  dividing  water  between  the  main 
land  of  Washington  Territory  and  Vancouver  Island.  The  British  authorities  claimed  that  Rosario  Strait, 
that  is,  the  channel  nearest  the  main  land  of  Washington  Territory,  is  the  dividing  channel;  while  the 
United  States  authorities  claim  that  Haro  Strait,  that  is  the  one  nearest  Vancouver  Island,  is  the  chan- 
nel referred  to  in  the  Treaty.  San  Juan  Island,  lyiug  between  these  two  straits,  became  disputed  territory. 
The  American  citizens  on  San  Juan  about  this  time  applied  to  the  military  authorities  for  protection  against 
the  neighboring  and  northern  Indians,  and  Captain  George  E.  Pickett,  9th  Infantry,  then  stationed  at  Bel- 
lingham  Bay,  was  ordered  to  San  Juan  Island  with  his  Company  for  that  purpose.  The  Governor  of  the 
Colony  of  Vancouver  Island,  James  Douglass,  Esq.,  made  preparations  to  dislodge  by  force  the  U.  S. 
Troops  in  temporary  occupation  of  the  island,  and  directed  the  ships  of  war  then  in  the  harbor  of  Esqui- 
mault  to  proceed  to  San  Juan  Island.  On  the  matter  assuming  a  hostile  appearance,  General  Harney,  tueu 
in  command  of  the  Department  of  Oregon,  with  headquarters  at  Fort  Vancouver,  Washington  Territory, 
ordered  the  troops  stationed  at  Fort  Steilacoom,  W.  T.,  Port  Towuseud,  W.  T.,  and  Port  Vancouver,  W. 
T.,  to  proceed  to  San  Juan  Island,  and  report  to  Lieutenant-Colonel  Silas  Casey,  9th  Infantry,  for  duty, 
who  was  then  in  command.  Fortifications  or  earthworks  were  at  once  erected,  using  the  guns  of  the 
United  States  Propeller  "Massachusetts."  On  the  arrival  of  General  Scott,  Commander  in  Chief  of  the 
United  States  Army,  and  Admiral  Baynes,  Commander  in  Chief  of  her  Britanic  Majesty's  Naval  Forces  in 
the  Pacifie,  it  was  agreed  that  there  should  exist  a  joint  military  occupancy  of  the  island  of  not  more  than 
an  aggregate  of  100  men,  until  the  question  of  title  be  settled,  which  occupancy  still  continues.  The  sta- 
tion was  first  called  Camp  Pickett,  by  order  of  Colonel  Casey,  August  10,  1859,  and  the  name  was  not 
changed  until  July,  1863,  when  it  was  called  by  Major  G.  Bissell,  9th  infantry,  San  Juan,  and  remained  so 
until  March,  1867,  when  it  was  called  Camp  Steele,  after  General  Fred.  Steele,  who  commanded  the  Depart- 
ment of  Columbia  at  that  time.  It  was  atterwards  changed  to  Camp  San  Juan  Island,  Washington  Terri- 
tory, on  account  of  there  being  a  post  in  Wyoming  Territory  called  Fort  Fred.  Steele. 

QUARTERS Officers' quarters — One  building,  frame,  one  and  a  half  stories  high,  with  porch  in  front;  one  building, 

double  frame,  with  front  porch;  one  double  building,  built  of  cedar  and  weather  boarded,  witi  porch  in 
front  and  on  each  side;  one  building  built  of  logs,  shingle  root,  with  porch  in  front.  Each  has  a  yard  and 
garden  attached,  surrounded  by  a  high  board  fence.  Men's  quarters — One  building  69%xll  feet,  built  of 
boards,  with  shingle  roof;  one  building  20x12  feet,  with  addition  thirteen  feet  square,  built  of  boards,  with 
shingle  roof;  one  building  25%xl2  feet,  built  of  logs  and  covered  with  shingles.  The  accommodations,  as 
regards  rooms,  are  quite  insufficient  for  even  the  present  number  of  men  (68).  They  are  very  low,  badly 
ventilated,  and  constantly  require  repairs.  Four  sets  of  laundresses'  quarters,  one  built  of  logs,  the  others 
of  old  lumber. 

MESS  ROOM One  building  40x18  feet,  built  of  logs  and  shingled;  has  a  shed  attached  18x11%  feet,  containing  range,  and 

every  facility  for  cleanliness. 

STORE  HOUSES. .  .Quartermaster's  store  house  30x20  feet,  built  of  old  lumber;  is  in  good  condition,  and  has  capacity  for  one 
year's  supply  of  Quartermaster's  stores  and  clothing,  camp  and  garrison  equipage  for  one  Company 
Shed  16x9%  feet  attached.  Commissary's  store  house  thirty  feet  square;  a  new  frame  building;  has  capac- 
ity for  six  mouths'  supply  of  stores  for  one  Company. 

HOSPITAL One  building  33x18  feet,  frame,  covered  with  shingles,  containing  steward's  quarters,   dispensary,   mess 

room,  and  kitchen.  One  building  (the  hospital  proper)  23x20  feet,  new,  with  porch  in  front;  is  well  lighted 
and  ventilated,  and  has  accommodations  for  six  patients. 

STABLES One  two-story  building,  frame,  covered  with  shingles;  first  floor  49%x30  feet,  second  floor,  49%x30  feet; 

capacity  lov  one  year's  supply  of  hay.  A  frame  building  36x20  feet,  shingled,  is  attached,  containing  a 
large  bin,  with  capacity  for  30,000  pounds  of  grain;  building  in  good  condition.  A  wooden  shed  on  north 
side  of  stable,  20x14  feet,  is  used  as  shelter  for  oxen. 

CARPENTER  SHOP,  Carpenter  shop  29x20  feet;  old  log  building,  covered   with  shingles.     Blacksmith  shop  21x14  feet;  small 
ETC.  frame  building,  in  good  condition.     One  building  27x18  feet,  built  of  logs  and  covered  with  shingles,  is  used 

as  a  bake  house.  One  small  frame  building,  surrounded  by  a  porch,  used  as  Adjutant's  office.  One  old 
frame  building,  26x]2  feet,  used  as  Quartermaster  and  Commissary's  office. 

SUPPLY  DEPOT . . .  Quartermaster  and  Commissary  stores  are  furnished  direct  from  San  Francisco,  Cal.  Stores  can  be  sup- 
plied as  cheap  from  San  Francisco  as  from  Portland,  Oregon,  and  saves  re-shipment.  They  generally  go 
to  Port  Townsend,  W.  T.,  and  are  delivered  here  by  the  freight  contractor.  The  whole  year's  supply  of 
Quartermaster's  stores  is  furnished  on  one  estimate.  Commissary's  stores  are  required  for  every  three 
months. 


DEPARTMENT    OF    COLUMBIA. 


Camp  San  Juan  Island,  Washington  Territory.    (Continued.) 

WATER The  post  is  supplied  with  water  from  a  spring  at  least  a  mile  distant  by  water  carts.     In  winter  one  cart  is 

sufficient,  but  in  summer  two  are  required. 

WOOD    Wood  is  supplied  by  the  labor  of  the  troops.     It  consists  of  pine,  fir,  and  alder. 

INDIANS The  tribe  of  Indians  immediately  around  the  post  is  the  Flathead,  divided  into  several  clans,  such  as  the 

Sannah,  Luinmie,  Victoria,  and  Callums. 

COMMUNICATION  .Our  mail,  passenger,  and  freight  communication  is  with  Port  Townsend,  W.  T.,  about  thirty-five  miles  dis- 
tant, by  steamer,  as  per  contract.  The  mail  is  delivered  once  a  week,  at  $300  per  month,  and  3.00  per  ton, 
freight — all  in  Legal  Tenders.  There  being  no  post  office  here,  our  mail  is  made  up  at  Olympia,  W.  T.,  by 
regular  mail  service,  and  from  there  as  stated  above.  The  nearest  town  is  Victoria,  British  Columbia, 
twenty  miles  distant,  which  has  always  been  connected  by  steamer  until  this  year. 

RESERVATION The  reservation  on  which  the  post  is  located  has   not   been  declared  by  the  President.     All  the  southern 

extremity  of  the  Island  from  a  point  half  a  mile  north  of  the  flag  staff  is  reserved. 

DESCRIPTION  OF  .The  post  is  situated  on  the  southern  part  of  the  island,  about  two  miles  from  its  extremity,  and  near  the 
COUNTRY,  ETC.  old  station  of  the  Hudson  Bay  Company.  The  Strait  of  San  Juan  de  Fuca,  which  partially  bounds  the 
island  on  the  west,  is  here  about  twenty-five  miles  wide,  and  separates  it  from  the  main  laud  of  Washington 
Territory,  along  the  coast  of  which  stretches  the  Olympian  Range.  To  the  south  is  seen  Mount  Rainier, 
and  to  the  east  Mount  Baker,  two  of  the  highest  mountains  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  while  connecting  them  are 
the  serrated  peaks  of  the  Cascade  Range.  The  neighboring  straits  are  studded  with  beautiful  islands, 
thickly  wooded,  on  which,  as  well  as  this  island,  are  found  deer,  beaver,  and  mink  in  abundance.  The 
waters  here  abound  in  fish,  such  as  salmon,  halibut,  flounder,  rock  cod,  and  herring,  and  in  some  of  the 
bays  whiting  and  smelt.  The  Indians  catch  them  in  large  quantities,  and  smoke  them  for  winter  use.  The 
soil  is  a  light  sandy  loam,  the  greater  portion  of  it  arable,  and  the  alder  bottoms  are  peculiarly  adapted  to 
raising  hay  and  grain,  of  which  there  is  more  than  sufficient  produced  to  supply  the  demands  of  the  post. 
There  are  a  large  number  of  sheep  and  cattle  raised  on  the  island,  and  the  quality  of  San  Juan  mutton  is 
celebrated.  Timber  plentiful;  cedar,  pine,  fir,  and  alder  abound.  The  climate  is  equable,  with  neither 
extremes  of  heat  nor  cold.  Average  temperature — Thermometer,  51.86;  hygrometer,  48.01).  The  island  is 
quite  thickly  settled,  and  very  healthy. 


Information  given  by  Lieutenant  CHARLES  BIBD,  23d  Infantry,  July,  1870,  A.  A.  Q.  M.  at  the  time. 


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DEPARTMENT    OF    COLUMBIA.. 

Camp  "Warner,  Oregon.  Was  located  in  1866,  about  twenty  miles  east  of  Warner  Lake.  In  September,  1867,  it  was 
changed  to  its  present  situation. 

LOCATION Latitude  42  deg.;  longitude  120  deg.   Altitude  between  6,000  and  7,000  feet;  15  miles  west  of  Warner  Lake, 

and  35  miles  from  the  California  and  Oregon  State  line.     Mail  carried  by  an  expressman  to  Camp  Bidwell, 
Cal.,  the  nearest  post  office,  45  miles  distant.     Reno,  Nev. ;  the  nearest  town;  about  260  miles. 

QUARTERS Quarters  for  280  enlisted  men;  built  of  logs;  in  good  condition.     Officers'  quarters,  seven — four  rooms  and 

a  kitchen  each;  built  of  logs;  in  good  condition.     Laundresses'  quarters,  six  ;   built  of  logs;  in  good  con- 
dition. 

STABLES Stables  for  eighty  cavalry   horses;  built  of   logs;    in  good  condition.     Stables  for  fifty  Quartermaster's 

animals;  built  of  plank;  in  good  condition. 

STORE  HOUSES.  ...Quartermaster's  store  house  67x30  feet,  fifteen  feet  high;  capacity  for  supplies  for  three  Companies  for  one 
year;  built  of  logs;  roof  made  of  shingles;  in  good  condition.  Commissary  store  house  100x30  feet,  fifteen 
feet  high;  capacity  for  supplies  for  three  Companies  for  one  year;  built  of  logs;  roof  made  of  shingles;  in 
good  condition.  Granary  70x30  feet,  fifteen  feet  high;  capacity  for  700,000  pounds  of  grain;  built  of  logs; 
roof  made  of  shingles;  in  good  condition. 

HOSPITAL   Hospital  75x35  feet,  fifteen  feet  high;  built  of  logs,  capacity  for  twelve  beds;  in  good  condition;  consists  of 

six  apartments,  viz:  ward,   44x24  feet;  kitchen,  20x12%  feet;  dining  room,  20x14  feet;  bath  room,   14x13 
feet;  dispensary,  14x14  feet;  steward's  room,  14x14  feet. 

GUARD  HOUSE. . .  .Guard  house  40x30  feet,  fifteen  feet  high;  built  of  logs;  roof  made  of  shingles;  in  good  condition. 
CORRALS  Quartermaster's  and  Commissary  corrals  made  of  plank,  in  good  condition. 

SUPPLY^DEPOT. .  .The  nearest  Quartermaster's  and  Commissary  depots  are  at  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  about  600  miles  distant. 
Supplies  transported  by  water  to  Portland,  Or.,  or  to  Reno,  Nev.,  by  rail,  and  from  both  places  to  this  post 
by  wagon.  Supplies  cannot  be  transported  during  spring  and  winter  season. 

SUBSISTENCE One  year's  supply  is  usually  kept  on  hand. 

WATER The  post  is  supplied  with  good  water  from  springs  around  the  garrison. 

WOOD Wood  is  furnished  by  contract  at  a  cost  of  $3.90  per  cord. 

INDIANS Nearest  Indians  on  the  Klamath  Reservation . 

COMMUNICATION .  Between  post  and  Camp  Bidwell,  Cal.,  post  office,  by  expressman,  and  from  Camp  Bidwell,  Cal.,  to  Reno. 
Nev.,  (railroad  depot)  by  stage,  once  a  week.  Communication  between  post  and  Camp  Harney,  Or.,  175 
miles;  by  enlisted  men. 

RESERVATION The  reservation  on  which  the  post  is  situated  has  not  been  declared  by  the  President.     Five  square  miles 

held  as  reserved. 

DESCRIPTION  OF. .  Surrounding  country  hilly.     Soil  stony,  and  unfit  for  cultivation.     Timber,  sufficient.     Vegetables  cannot 
COUNTRY,   ETC.    be  raised  within  five  miles.    Winter  severe;  warm  during  the  summer  months.     Health  excellent.     No  set- 
tlements within  eighteen  miles. 


Information  given  by  Captain  A.  C.  KISTLER,  23d  Infantry,  July,  1870,  the  A.  A.  Q.  M.  at  the  time. 


DEPARTMENT    OF    COLUMBIA.. 


STORE  HOUSES. 
HOSPITAL.. 


Fort  Boise,  Idaho  Territory.    Established  July,  1683. 

LOCATION Latitude  43  deg.  37  min. ;  longitude  from  Greenwich,  116  deg.  12  sec.    In  the  Boise  River  Valley,  245  miles 

from  Kelton,  the  nearest  station  on  the  C.  P.  R.  R.     Altitude  above  mean  sea  level,  2,812  feet.     Post  office 
at  Boise  City,  half  a  mile  distant,  the  nearest  settlement. 

QUARTERS Quarters  for  200  men,  built  of  stone;  shingle  roofs;  two  buildings,  each  87x27  feet,  with  side  walls  ten  feet 

high.     Officers'  quarters,  five,  built  of  stone,  with  shingle  roofs.    These,  with  the  mens'  quarters,  are  at 
present  in  good  condition,  being  always  kept  in  thorough  repair  when  required. 

..Quartermaster's,  30x100  feet,  twelve  feet  high.  Commissary,  30x100  feet,  twelve  feet  high;  capacity  for 
supplies  for  two  Companies  for  one  year.  Built  of  stone,  shingle  roofs,  and  at  present  in  good  condition. 

..Hospital,  32x56  feet,  and  ten  feet  high;  built  of  stone,  with  shingle  roof;  contains  three  wards,  (capacity 
for  eight  beds  to  each  ward),  a  dispensary  and  store  room;  with  a  wing  in  rear,  18x40  feet,  on  a  line  with 
the  north  end  of  building,  in  which  are  the  steward's  room,  dining  room  and  kitchen.  The  building  is 
divided  in  the  center  by  a  hall  six  feet  wide,  running  from  front  to  rear.  The  whole  is  in  good  condition. 

.Quarters  for  six  laundresses;  built  of  logs,  with  shingle  roof:  one  apartment  each;  all  in  good  condition. 

.School  house,  25x20  feet,  ten  feet  high;  built  of  logs,  with  shingle  roof.  The  building  contains  a  -library 
of  about  1,000  volumes  for  the  use  of  the  men  serving  at  the  post. 

.Guard  house,  30x40  feet,  ten  leet  hi»h;  built  of  stone,  with  shingle  roof;  three  apartments,  one  for  use  of 
guard,  and  two  for  prisoners;  in  good  condition. 

.  .Stables  for  two  Companies  of  Cavalry;  frame  buildings  with  shingle  roofs;  now  used  as  shelter  for  public 
animals  pertaining  to  th«  Quartermaster's  Department;  capacity  for  one  year's  supply  of  grain.  The 
buildings,  stalls,  etc.,  are  in  good  condition  and  thorough  repair.  A  corral,  built  of  logs,  is  attached  to 
rear  of  one  of  the  stables,  and  also  a  fenced  corral  for  the  storage  of  hay  and  straw,  contiguous  to  the 
other. 

..The  nearest  Quartermaster's  and  Subsistence  Depot  is  at  Fort  Vancouver,  W.  T.,  distant  468  miles.  The 
route  of  supply  is  part  by  river  and  part  by  wagon  road;  and  supplies  can  be  transported,  except  in  winters 
of  unusual  severity,  at  all  seasons  of  the  year. 

SUBSISTENCE Twelve  months  supply  for  the  troops,  and  forage  (grain,  hay  and  straw)  is  usually  furnished  the  post  by 

contract. 


LAUNDRY   

SCHOOL  HOUSE. 

GUARD  HOUSE. . 
STABLES  . 


SUPPLY  DEPOT. 


WATER. 


WOOD . . . 
INDIANS . 


RESERVATION.. 


.The  post  is  supplied  with  water  from  a  running  creek  and  a  well,  both  within  the  limits  of  the  garrison. 
During  the  winter  months  ice  is  cut  and  stored  by  the  troops  for  summer  uwe. 

.  Wood  is  furnished  by  contract  at  a  cost  of  $6.74  per  cord. 

.The  nearest  Indians  are  the  Wieser  Tribe  of  Snake  Indians,  located  on  the  north  fork  of  the  Wieser  River. 
At  present  they  are  peaceable . 

.The  reservation  on  which  the  post  is  located  has  been  declared  by  the  President.  It  is  one  mile  in  width 
by  two  in  length.  A  Hay  Reserve,  located  two  miles  (by  line  of  survey)  W.  N.  W.  of  post,  containing  an 
area  of  503  acres,  is  used  for  grazing  the  public  animals  during  the  open  season.  A  Wood  Reserve  (pine 
timber)  of  about  340  acres,  located  nine  miles  east  of  the  post,  is  also  included  as  a  part  of  the  reserve  in 
full;  at  present  not  used. 

DESCR  .PTION  OF.. Boise  Valley  (location  of  this  post)  extends  along  the  river  of  the  same  name  from  a  few  miles  above  the 
COUNTRY,  ETC.  reserve  to  its  confluence  with  the  Snake  River,  about  fifty  miles  below.  This  valley  is  of  irregular  width, 
and  varied  in  feature.  On  the  north  and  east  it  is  broken  and  hilly  towards  the  Boise  range  of  mountains, 
affording  in  spring  time  a  short  nutritious  grass,  and  being  adjacent  on  this  side  to  the  reserve,  is  taken  ad- 
vantage of  for  grazing  purposes .  To  the  south  and  west  the  valley  is  bounded  by  arid  table  lands  of  sage 
brush  rising  westwards  of  the  river  to  the  foothills  of  the  Owyhee  chain  of  mountains.  The  soil  contigu- 
ous to  the  river  and  minor  streams,  owing  to  the  irrigation  thereby  afforded,  is  highly  arable,  and  being  for 
the  most  part  located  by  settlers,  under  considerable  cultivation.  Wheat,  corn,  barley,  oats  and  summer 
vegetables  are  raised  in  large  quantities.  The  nature  of  the  soil  in  these  localities  being  generally  of  a  sandy 
loam  subsoil,  with  (particularly  in  the  bottoms)  a  surface  of  decayed  vegetable  matter,  renders  the  land 
not  only  easy  of  cultivation,  but  also  capable  of  producing  the  cereals  and  vegetables  in  a  high  degree  of 
perfection.  Timber  of  the  pine  and  fir  varieties  abounds  in  plenty  on  the  mountain  ranges  on  both  sides 
of  the  vallev,  also  cotton  wood  and  willow  (white  and  red)  on  the  margins  of  the  river.  The  river  can  be 
forded  only  during  the  fall  months,  owing  to  the  spring  freshets  and  regular  rise  of  the  stream  at  that  sea- 
son. Climate  dry,  and  on  the  average  mild;  winters  at  times  severe;  warm  during  the  summer  months. 
Average  temperature  -Thermometer,  60.25;  hygrometer,  54.25.  Health  of  locality  good.  Settlements, 
Boise  City,  half  a  mile  distant,  and  ranches  from  three-fourths  of  a  mile  to  five  miles  from  the  post. 

Information  given  by  1st  Lieutentant  GEOKGK  McM.  TAYLOK,  23d  Infantry,  June,  1870,  the  A.  A.  Q.  M.,  at  the  time. 


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DEPARTMENT    OF    COLUMBIA. 


Fort   Cape  Disappointment,   "Washington   Territory.     Established  1862.     Engineers   commenced  laying    plat- 
forms  for  guns  in  1862.     First  garrisoned  in  April,  1864. 

LOCATION Latitude  46  deg.  16  min.,  north;  longitude.  124  deg.  2  mm.,  west.     Situated  at  the  mouth  of  the  Columbia 

River,  near  Pacific  City,  on  the  Washington  Territory  side.  No  post  office  at  the  post.  Mails  received 
from  Astoria,  Oregon,  the  nearest  town,  fifteen  miles  distant. 

QUARTERS ..  .Quarters  for  100  men;  frame  building, weather  boarded  and  ceiled;  second  story  used  as  quarters  for  the 

men;  first  story  for  dining  room,  kitchen,  and  store  room.  Two  buildings,  weather  boarded  but  not  ceiled, 
each  containing  two  sets  of  laundresses'  quarters.  Officers'  quarters,  three;  frame  buildings,  weather 
boarded,  lathed  and  plastered.  All  at  present  in  very  good  condition.  Ordnance-Sergeant's  house,  a  small 
frame  building. 

STORE  HOUSES. .  .  .Quartermaster's  and  Commissary  store  house  is  a  one-story  frame  building,  with  a  loft;  capacity  for  sup- 
plies for  one  Company  for  one  year;  in  good  condition,  but  from  the  natiire  of  the  climate  damp. 

STABLE Stable,  two-story  frame  building,  with  a  one-story  L;  capacity  for  fifteen  animals  and  forage  for  one  year. 

HOSPITAL Hospital,  frame  building,  weather  boarded,  lathed  and  plastered.     Two  wards,  15x18  by  14%  each,  for  8 

beds,  dispensary,  store  room,  dining  room,  bath  room,  and  kitchen;  in  good  condition. 

GUARD  HOUSE Guard  house  is  a  two-story  frame  building,  not  ceiled,  built  over  the  water,  and  supported  on  piles.     The 

first  story  is  divided  into  cells  for  general  prisoners,  and  the  second  is  used  as  a  guard  room  and  cells  for 
Company  prisoners. 

SHOPS,  ETC   Carpenter's  shop,  blacksmith's  shop,   Adjutant's  office,  and  school  house — one-story  frame  buildings.     A 

portion  of  the  carpenter's  shop  is  used  fof  the  storage  of  lumber.  All  the  buildings  at  the  post,  except  the 
officers'  quarters,  which  are  about  forty-feet  above  the  level  of  the  sea,  are  on  very  low  land,  not  elevated 
more  than  four  or  five  feet,  and  are  protected  by  a  breakwater  of  logs,  sunk  in  the  ground,  and  the  rear 
filled  in  with  rock  and  earth,  forming  a  small  parade.  The  Lighthouse  Department  has  had  a  station  here 
since  1856.  One  building  on  the  reservation  is  used  as  a  dwelling  house  by  the  light-keepers.  There  is  a 
good  wharf,  40x80  feet;  roadway,  20x150  feet. 

MAGAZINE Magazine,  36x18  feet;  capacity  for  80,000  pounds  of  powder. 

SUPPLY  DEPOT The  nearest  Quartermaster's  and  Subsistence  Depot  is  at  Portland,  Oregon,  distant  125  miles.     The  route 

of  supply  is  by  the  Columbia  River.     Supplies  can  be  transported  at  all  seasons  of  the  year. 

SUBSISTENCE   Three  to  foxir  months'  supply  is  usually  kept  on  hand. 

WATER At  the  Company's  and  laundresses'  quarters,  water  is  supplied  from  springs  in  their  vicinity.  At  the  offi- 
cers' quarters  and  hospital,  rain  water  held  in  a  cistern  is  used  during  the  rainy  season.  In  the  dry  season 
they  are  supplied  from  the  springs  by  water  carts. 

WOOD Wood  is  supplied  by  contract;  average  cost  $5  37  per  cord. 

INDIANS No  Indians  in  the  vicinity,  except  a  few  of  the  extinct  tribe  of  Chinooks. 

COMMUNICATION .  Between  post  and  nearest  town  (Astoria,  Oregon)  is  by  water.  A  small  steamer  in  the  employ  of  the  Gov- 
ernment is  used  for  carrying  mails,  passengers,  and  supplies.  Communication  can  be  made  with  Oyster- 
ville,  W.  T.,  on  horseback,  but  not  with  wagons. 

RESERVATION The  limits  of  the  reservation  on  which  the  post  is  situated  are  not  known,  but  it  is  believed  to  have  been 

declared  many  years  before  the  post  was  established.     One  square  mile  is  held  as  reserved. 

DESCRIPTION  OF.. Surrounding   country   hilly.     Soil   reddish   clay   loam;  arable.     Timber  plenty;  fir  and  spruce  in   great 
COUNTRY,  ETC.    abundance,  and  a  small  qTiantity  of  alder  and  crab  apple.     The  more  hardy  vegetables  are  raised  in  large 
quantities  on  the  hills  and  low  lands.     Climate  mild  and  very  pleasant  during  the  summer  months.     Aver- 
age temperature,  50.85.     Amount  of  rainfall  during  the  year,  90  inches.     Health  of  locality  very  good.    No 
settlements. 


Information  given  by  2d  Lieutenant  C  O.  HOWARD,  2d  Artillery,  July,  1870,  the  A.  A.  Q.   M.,  at  the  time. 


DEPA.RTMEISTT    OF    COLUMBIA. 

Fort  Colville,  Washington  Territory.    Established  June  30,  1859. 

LOCATION Latitude  48  deg.  38  min.;  longitude,  118  deg.  3  min.  30  sec.     Altitude  above  the  sea,  2,800  feet.     In  the 

Colville  valley,  about  35  miles  south  of  the  dividing  line,  between  the  U.  S.  and  British  Columbia,  and  14 
miles  east  of  the  Columbia  River.     Post  office  at  Pinkneyville,  half  a  mile  distant,  the  nearest  settlement. 

QUARTERS Three  double  sets  of  officers'  quarters,  each  45x30  feet.     Four  Company  barracks,  each   90x30  feet.     Four 

Company  kitchens,  each  60x36  feet.     Nine  laundesses'  quarters,  each  25x17  feet.     All  built  of  logs  and 
roofed  with  pine  shingles.     Need  constant  repairs. 

STORE  HOUSES.  .  .Quartermaster  and  Commissary  in  one  building,  43x33  feet;  built  of  logs,  with  shingle  roof;  capacity  for 
supplies  for  four  Companies  for  one  year;  needs  constant  repair. 

HOSPITAL,  ETC . .  ..One  hospital,  45x30  feet.  Capacity  for  nine  beds.  One  guard  house,  40x30  feet.  One  stable,  115x30  feet. 
One  bake  house,  32x18  feet.  One  blacksmith  shop,  32x18  feet.  One  carpenter  shop,  50x30  feet.  One 
granary,  50x30  feet.  All  built  of  logs,  with  shingle  roofs,  and  need  constant  repairs. 

SAW  MILL   One  saw  mill  (water  power),  58x35  feet. 

SUPPLY  DEPOT  ..Quartermaster  and  Commissary  supplies  furnished  from  Portland,  Oregon,  From  Portland  to  Wallula  by 
boat,  thence  to  Colville,  210  miles,  by  wagon.  Supply  communication  broken  during  the  winter. 

WATER Garrison  supplied  with  water  by  hydraulic  ram  from  Mill  Creek,  300  yards  distant. 

WOOD Wood  is  furnished  by  the  labor  of  the  troops, 

INDIANS Nearest  Indians  are  the  Calispels,  Colvilles  and  Lakes.     Attached  to  the  Colville  Agency  are  about  3,600 

Indians  in  various  localities  and  of  the  following  tribes:    Colvilles,  Spokans,  Pen  d'Oreilles,  Okanagans, 
Coeur  d'Alenes,  Sanpoils,  Lakes,  Isle  de  Pierres  and  Melhows. 

COMMUNICATION. .Mail  communication  via  Upper  Spokan  Bridge  and  Walla  Walla  once  a  week. 

RESERVATION Post  built  on  military  reservation,  one  mile  square.  Post  and  wood  reservations  declared  January  27,  1871. 

DESCRIPTION  OF. .Colville  Valley  is  seventy-five  miles  long,  extending  from  the  Columbia  River  to  the  Spokan.  The  average 
COUNTRY,  ETC.  width  is  one  and  a  half  miles.  The  soil  is  remarkably  fertile.  Agricultural  products,  wheat,  oats,  pota- 
toes and  hay.  The  hills  and  mountains  are  covered  with  a  heavy  growth  of  pine,  fir  and  sumac.  The  set- 
tlement— which  is  principally  composed  of  French  and  Indian  half-breeds — is  isolated  in  every  direction 
for  hundreds  of  miles.  The  Columbia  River  is  distant  from  the  post  fourteen  miles,  and  the  Spokan  60 
miles.  The  scenery  in  the  vicinity  of  the  post,  and  indeed  throughout  the  valley,  is  grand  and  pictur- 
esque. Climate  healthy.  Average  temperature — Thermometer,  45.37;  hygrometer,  41.50. 


Information  given  by  Lieutenant  P.  T.  BEODEMCK,  23d  Infantry,  August,  1870,  the  A.  A.  Q.  M.  at  the  time 


DEPARTMENT    OE    COLUMBIA. 

Fort  Hall,  Idaho  Territory.    Established  1870. 

LOCATION   , Latitude  45  deg. ;   longitude,  112  deg.     The  post  is  located  about  25  miles  northeast  of  old  Fort  Hall,  and 

135  miles  north  of  Corinne,  Utah,  the  nearest  station  on  the  Central  Pacific  Railroad.  Post  office  at  Ross 
Fork,  Idaho,  fifteen  miles  distant. 

QUARTERS Quarters  of  the  following  dimensions  are  proposed  to  be  built:    For  officers' — two  buildings,  each  34x29 

feet.  Enlisted  men — One  building,  90x26  feet.  Laundresses — Three  buildings,  each  16x16  feet.  All  to 
be  built  of  lumber,  with  shingle  roofs. 

STORE  HOUSES Quartermaster  and  Commissary  in  one  building,  100x30  feet;  to  be  built  of  lumber,  with  shingle  roof. 

HOSPITAL One  building,  53x23  feet;  to  be  built  of  logs,  with  shingle  roof. 

OFFICES One  building,  34x29  feet,  containing  four  rooms;  to  be  built  of  lumber,  shingle  roof. 

GUARD  HOUSE.   . .  .One  building,  24x16  feet;  to  be  built  of  logs,  shingle  roof. 

BAKE  HOUSE,  ETC. Bake  house— One  building,  16x26  feet.  Shops— Two  buildings,  each  26x16  feet.  All  to  be  built  of  logs,  and 
covered  with  shingles.  Corral,  100x150  feet. 

WOOD Wood  can  be  obtained  within  three  miles  of  the  post.  It  consists  of  scrub  cedar,  and  is  at  present  fur- 
nished by  the  labor  of  the  troops. 

COMMUNICATION.  .The  distance  from  the  post  to  Boise  City,  Idaho,  is  about  265  miles.  The  road  is  very  sandy,  and  sir 
months  in  the  year  is  all  that  can  be  safely  counted  on  for  supplies  to  pass  over  it.  Between  the  post  and 
Corinne  there  is  a  good  road,  with  but  five  miles  of  sand,  over  which  to  transport  stores.  The  road  is  open 
for  freight  eight  or  nine  months  in  the  year. 

FORAGE   Hay  can  be  purchased  in  open  market  at  prices  ranging  from  $16  to  $35  per  ton.     That  costing  $16  is  cut 

within  three  miles  of  the  post.  The  other  will  have  to  be  cut  and  hauled  from  Fort  Hall  bottom,  a  distance 
of  twenty-five  miles.  The  hay  is  of  good  quality  of  wild  grass.  Grazing  is  tolerably  good.  Barley  or  oats 
are  not  raised  nearer  than  120  miles.  Either  will  cost,  delivered  at  the  post,  six  cents  per  pound. 

RESERVATION.  .  . .  ..Declared  October  12,  1870. 

SUPPLY  DEPOT.  .  .San  Francisco,  Gal.,  by  rail  to  Corinne,  U.  T.,  and  thence  by  wagon  to  post, 
/re      J.OV?,      tttc^.sJT/ir/0, 

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Information  given  by  Lieutenant  J.  H.  MAY,  12th  Infantry,  July,  1870,  the  A.  A.  Q.  M.  at  the  time. 


DEPARTMENT    OP    COLUMBIA. 


Fort  Klamath,  Oregon.    Established  1863.;  , 

LOC  ATION   ..Latitude  42  deg.  43  min.  41  sec. ;  longitude,  121  deg.  55  min.     Altitude  4,200  feet  above  the  level  of  the  sea. 

Near  Lake  Klamath,  forty  miles  north  of  the  California  and  Oregon  State  line,  and  350  miles  from  Reno, 
Nev.,  the  nearest  station  on  the  C.  P.  E.  E.  Post  office  at  the  post.  Link  Eiver,  Oregon,  about  thirty- 
fine  miles  distant,  the  nearest  town  or  settlement.  Klamath  Agency  (Indian)  four  miles  from  post. 

QUAHTEllS Quarters  for  200fmen,  34x138  feet,  twelve  feet  high;  built  of  one-inch  lumber;  in  ordinary  condition,  and 

need  repairs.  Kitchens  and  mess  rooms,  two  in  one  building,  each  24x100  feet,  twelve  feet  high;  divided 
by  a  partition.  Laundresses'  quarters,  two  each,  16x61  feet,  twelve  feet  high;  built  of  one-inch  lumber; 
capacity  for  four  laundresses.  Officers'  quarters,  five,  40x40  feet,  twelve  feet  high;  built  of  one  inch  lum- 
ber; in  ordinary  condition,  and  need  repairs.  Adjutant  and  Quartermaster's  office  in  one  building  of  same 
dimensions  as  officers'  quarters.  All  the  roofs  are  made  of  shingles. 

STOEE  HOUSES  ..Quartermaster  and  Commissary  in  one  building,  separated  by  a  partition  in  the  center;  each  store  18x38; 
feet,  and  twelve  feet  high;  built  of  hewn  timber;  capacity  for  supplies  for  two  Companies  for  one  year 
roofs  made  of  shingles.  A  block  house  at  each  end  for  protection  and  defense,  in  good  condition. 

HOSPITAL ..Hospital  40x40  feet,  and  twelve  feet  high;  built  of  one-inch  lumber.     Consists  on  north  side  of  two  rooms 

each  12x18  feet,  and  twelve  feet  high — one  iised  as  kitchen  and  the  other  as  mess  room;  west  side,  two 
rooms,  each  14x16  feet,  and  twelve  feet  high — one  used  as  dispensary  and  the  other  as  steward's  room;  east 
side,  one  room  16x28  feet,  and  twelve  feet  high,  used  as  ward,  with  capacity  for  12beds.  Eoofs  of  hospital 
made  of  shingles;  in  ordinary  condition,  and  needs  repairs. 

GUAED  HOUSE Guard  house  40x40  feet,  and  twelve  feet  high;  built  of  6x6  inch  sawed  and  hewn  lumber;  roof  made  of 

shingles;  in  ordinary  condition,  and  needs  repairs. 

MAGAZINE Magazine  16x16  feet,  and  twelve  feet  high;  built  ot  2%  inch  lumber;  contains  an  inside  apartment  14x14 

feet;  roof  made  of  shingles;  in  good  condition. 

STABLES Stables  for  two  Companies  of  Cavalry  horses,  built  ot  one-inch  lumber;  in  ordinary  condition,  and  needs 

repairs.  Two  rooms  for  storage  of  grain;  capacity  for  storing  600  bushels.  Loft  overhead;  capacity  for 
storing  300  tons  of  hay. 

SUPPLY  DEPOT. .  .The  nearest  Quartermaster  and  Subsistence  Depot  is  at  Portland,  Oregon,  about  300  miles  distant.  The 
route  of  supply  is  by  wagon  road  via  Crescent  City,  Cal.,  and  Dalles,  Or.  Supplies  can  be  transported 
from  July  1st  to  December  1st,  and  no  other  season  of  the  year. 

SUBSISTENCE Six  months'  supply  usually  kept  on  hand. 

WATER The  post  is  supplied  with  an  abundance  of  good,  clear,  and  healthy  water  from  Linn  Creek,  running 

through  the  garrison. 

WOOD Wood  is  furnished  by  the  labor  of  the  troops. 

INDIANS Nearest  Indians  are  the  Klamaths,  Modocs,  and  Snakes. 

COMMUNICATION.. .Between  post  and  nearest  town  is  by  wagon  road  and  trail. 

RESERVATION The  reservation  on  which  the  post  is  situated  has  been  declared  by  the  President,  April  6,  1869,  and  is  an- 
nounced in  General  Orders,  No.  30,  Headquarters  Department  of  the  Columbia,  series  1869. 

DESCRIPTION   OF  Surrounding  country  hilly.     Soil  (pumice  stone)  not  arable.    Timber  plenty;  pine  on  the  hills  and  around 
COUNTEY,  ETC.  the  post.     No  vegetables  or  corn  can  be  raised  at  the  post.     Climate  warm  during  the  summer  months  in 
day  time,  but  cold  at  nights.     Average  temperature — Thermometer,  60  deg.  to  70  deg.     Health  of  locality 
good.    No  settlements  nearer  than  Link  Eiver,  previously  mentioned. 


information  given  by  2d  Lieutenant  STEPHEN  B.  THOBUKN,  23d  Infantry,  July,  1870,  the  Commanding  Officer  at  the  time. 


DEPARTMENT    OF    COLUMBIA. 


QUARTERS. 


Fort  Lapwai,  Idaho  Territory.    Established  in  November,  1863,  and  completed  in  the  fall,  1864;  abandoned  in  July* 
1857,  and  re-occupied  November  following. 

LOCATION Latitude  46  deg.  32  min.;  longitude  west  of  Washington,  116  deg.  40  min.     The  post  is  located  on  the  left 

bank  of  Lapwai  Creek,  a  mountain  stream,  from  which  it  derives  its  name,  and  three  miles  south  of  its  con- 
fluence with  the  Clear/water,  a  tributary  of  the  Snake  River.  Lewiston,  built  at  the  confluence  of  the  Clear - 
water  with  Snake  River,  is  the  nearest  town  (nearly  due  west)  from  the  post,  and  about  twelve  miles  distant. 
There  is  a  post  office  at  the  post.  The  Lapwai  Valley,  at  the  point  where  the  garrison  is  located,  is  about 
three-fourths  of  a  mile  wide.  The  post  will  accommodate  a  troop  of  Cavalry  and  a  Company  of  Infantry. 

.Officers'  quarters — Two  double  frame  buildings,  each  52x46  feet;  one  and  a  half  stories  high,  with  shingle 
roofs;  require  frequent  repairs;  woodshed  and  yard  attached  to  each  building.  Men's  quarters— Two 
frame  buiildings.  each  91x30  feet;  one  story  high,  with  shingle  roofs;  in  good  condition.  Mess  room  and 
kitchen  in  one  building,  44x19  feet;  built'of  logs,  and  in  poor  condition.  Laundresses'  quarters  in  two 
buildings,  constructed  of  slabs,  one  containing  four  rooms,  the  other  two  rooms;  each  16x16  feet;  roofs 
shingled;  in  poor  condition,  and  require  frequent  repairs. 

Commissary  in  one  frame  building,  board  lined;  50x22  feet,  and  twenty  feet  high;  shingle  roof;  contains  a 
cellar,  20x12  feet,  and  eight  feet  deep;  in  good  condition.  Quartermaster 'sin  one  building,  81x20  feet,  and 
seventeen  feet  high;  built  of  logs,  with  shingle  roof;  in  poor  condition  and  requires  frequent  repairs. 

.One  frame  building  41  feet  front,  one  and  a  half  stories  high;  lathed  and  plastered  throughout;  containing 
ward  room,  20x15  feet,  with  capacity  for  six  beds;  surgery,  15x15  feet;  mess  room  and  kitchen,  each  12x12 
feet;  roofed  with  shingles,  and  in  good  condition. 

GUARD   HOUSE.  .  .  .One  frame  building,  board  lined,  40x30  feet;  one  story  high;  containing  prison  room,  16x16  feet,  and  three 
cells,  each  4x8  feet;  roof  shingled;  building  in  good  condition. 

STABLES,  ETC Quartermaster  and  Cavalry  in  one  frame  building,  275x30  feet,  and  sixteen  feet  high;  has  capacity  for  100 

animals.  The  roof  is  constructed  of  shaker,  and  is  not  in  good  condition;  about  one-third  of  the  stable  in 
good  condition.  Attached  to  stable  is  a  saddle  room  built  of  logs,  with  shaker  roof,  33x22  feet;  lined  with 
boards,  and  in  good  condition.  One  frame  building,  30x16  feet  is  used  as  a  granary.  It  is  battened  in- 
side and  out.  roofed  with  shingles,  and  has  capacity  for  4,800  bushels  of  grain;  in  good  condition.  South 
of  the  stable  is  a  hay  yard,  190x170  feet,  surrounded  by  a  board  fence;  has  capacity  for  250  tons  of  hay.  Op- 
posite the  hay  yard  is  a  cattle  corral,  175x145  feet,  surrounded  by  a  slab  fence;  a  shed,  with  shaker  roof, 
fifteen  feet  wide,  extends  along  one  side.  Connected  with  the  corral  is  a  slaughter  house,  12x10  feet,  built 
of  boards. 


STORE  HOUSES. 


HOSPITAL. 


OFFICES,  ETC Adjutant's  office  and  library  in  frame  building,  30x20  feet;  battened  outside,  lathed  and  plastered  within; 

porch  on  north  side;  roof  shingled  and  in  good  condition.  Bake  house,  one  building,  29x21  feet,  built  of 
logs;  roof  shingled,  and  in  good  condition.  Carpenter's  shop,  one  building,  85x15  feet,  and  eighteen  feet 
high;  built  of  slabs;  roof  shingled,  and  requires  freqiient  repairs.  Blacksmith  shop,  one  frame  building, 
32x21%  feet,  and  sixteen  feet  high;  has  a  shingle  roof,  requiring  frequent  repairs.  Ice  house  constructed 
of  logs,  with  shaker  roof;  has  capacity  for  thirty  tons  of  ice. 

POST  GARDEN  .The  garden  is  sittiated  on  the  right  bank  of  the  Lapwai,  one-fourth  of  a  mile  east  of  the  post,  and  contains 
about  ten  acres.  Nearly  everything  in  the  vegetable  line  can  be  raised  here.  The  whole  garden  can  be 
irrigated  if  necessary. 

SUPPLY  DEPOT.  .  .The  nearest  Quartermaster  and  Commissary  Depot  is  at  Fort  Vancouver, W.  T.,  348  miles  distant.  During 
three  months  of  the  year — April,  May  and  June — supplies  can  be  landed  by  steamboats  at  Lewiston,  I.  T., 
only  twelve  miles  distant.  No  boats  run  up  Snake  River  during  the  remaining  part  of  the  year;  they  stop 
at  Wallula,  W.  T.,  130  miles  from  the  post.  From  thence  stores  can  be  transported  via  Walla  Walla,  W. 
T.,  at  all  seasons. 

SUBSISTENCE ....  Six  months'  supply  is  usually  kept  on  hand. 

WATER The  garrison  is  supplied  with  water  from  a  fine  spring  one-fourth  of  a  mile  east  of  the  post,  and  near  the 

garden,  by  a  water  wagon.  There  is  a  well  between  the  Company  quarters,  but  it  is  little  used.  Barrels 
filled  with  water  are  kept  near  all  the  buildings  for  protection  against  fire. 

WOOD Wood,  is  furnished  by  contract  at  $9  00  per  cord. 

INDIANS The  nearest  indians  are  the  Nez  Perces,  numbering  about  3,500.     Their  agency  is  situated  at  the  mouth  of 

the  Lapwai,  and  three  miles  from  the  post.  The  largest  part  of  the  Lapwai  Valley  is  occupied  by  them  . 
The  Spokans  and  Cceur  d'Alenes  occupy  the  country  north  of  the  Clearwater. 

RESERVATION The  reservation  on  which  the  post  is  located  has  been  declared  by  the  President,  April  23,  1864.    One 

square  mile  is  held  as  reserved  inside  of  and  near  the  western  boundary  of  the  Nez  Perces  Reservation. 


DEPARTMENT    OF 


Fort  Lapwai,  Idaho  Territory.    (Continued.) 

DESCRIPTION  OF. In  the  vicinity  of  the  post  it  is  volcanic  formation,  mostly  high  prairie  land,  intersected  by  deep  and  rocky 
COUNTRY,  ETC.  ravines.  The  soil  is  generally  rich,  and  water  is  plenty.  The  Lapwai  Valley  contains  about  3,000  acres 
capable  of  cultivation  and  irrigation.  The  other  valleys  in  the  neighborhood  contain  little  arable  land, 
being  mostly  narrow  and  rocky.  Some  of  the  prairie  land,  especially  near  the  base  of  Craig's  Mountain, 
produces  good  crops  of  grain  without  irrigation,  and  no  doubt  most  of  this  kind  of  land  would,  if  the  trial 
was  made.  Oats  is  the  principal  crop  raised  by  the  white  settler;  the  Indians  raise  mostly  wheat  and  corn. 
The  only  flouring  mill  in  the  vicinity  belongs  to  the  Indian  Department.  The  grass  is  excellent  and 
abundant;  a  finer  grazing  country  is  hard  to  find.  The  following  are  the  most  common  trees  found  in  the 
Lapwai  Valley  attaining  any  size:  Cottonwood,  birch,  alder,  choke  cherry,  hawthorn,  willow,  and  many 
berry-bearing  shrubs  are  found  in  the  valley.  On  Craig's  Mountain,  a  spur  of  the  Salmon  River  Moun- 
tains, twelve  miles  distant  from  the  post,  are  found  fish  and  game  of  every  variety  in  abundance.  The 
Lapwai  is  always  fordable,  the  Clearwater  only  at  a  very  low  stage  of  water,  and  the  Snake  river  is  not  ford- 
able.  The  nearest  ferries  over  the  Olearwater  and  Snake  River  are  at  Lewiston.  The  climate  is  healthy  and 
mild  for  the  latitude.  Extreme  of  heat  in  August,  103  deg.  in  the  shade;  of  cold  in  January,  4  deg.  below 
zero.  Average  temperature,  56.95.  The  valley  is  generally  free  from  snow  during  the  winter  months. 
Rain  falls  until  June.  The  mouths  of  July  and  Augiist  are  hot  and  dry.  Lewiston,  at  the  confluence  of 
the  Clearwater  with  the  Snake  river,  the  nearest  town  from  the  post,  contains  about  500  inhabitants.  It  is 
the  base  of  supplies  for  the  various  mining  camps  in  the  mountains.  Of  these  the  most  important  are  Oro 
Fino,  or  Pierce  City,  80  [miles;  Elk  City,  95  miles;  Florence,  105  miles;  and  Warruns,  150  miles  distant. 
The  supplies  to  these  mining  camps  are  carried  by  pack  animals  only.  Placer  claims  are  mostly  worked, 
and  pay  well  when  a  good  supply  of  water  can  be  obtained  for  mining  purposes.  Scattering  farms  and 
stock  ranches  are  found  along  the  different  routes  to  the  above  mentioned  mining  camps.  The  nearest 
military  post  east  of  the  Rocky  Mountains  is  Fort  Shaw,  Montana  Territory,  about  250  miles  distant. 


information  given  by  Lieutenant  CHARLES  BKNDIRE,  1st  Cavalry,  June,  1870,  the  Commanding  Officer  at  the  time. 


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Fort  Stevens,  Oregon.     Established  April,  1865. 

LOCATION.  ......    .Latitude  46  deg.  22  min.  30  sec.  north;  longitude  from  Greenwich,  123  deg.  56  min.  56  sec.  west,  near 

the  mouth  of  the  Columbia  River.     Post  office  at  Astoria,  Oregon,  the  nearest  town,  eight  miles  distant. 

QUARTERS Officers'  quarters,  four;  plastered  and  hard  finished;  fronts  painted,  sides  and  back  whitewashed;  sur- 
rounded by  good  fences;  Men's  qurters,  one  building  100x32  feet;  capacity  for  100  men.  Mess  room  in 
rear  of  men's  quarters.  All  built  of  plank,  and  in  good  repair.  Laundresses'  quarters,  two  buildings  built 
of  boards,  with  shingled  roof;  whitewashed,  and  in  good  repair. 

STORE  HOUSES. .  .Quartermaster  and  Commissary  in  one  building  113x31  feet;  one  and  a  half  stories  high.  Ordnance  store- 
house, one  building  81x22  feet;  one  story  high;  built  of  boards;  shingled  and  whitewashe  d. 

HOSPITAL Hospital  built  of  boards,  47x25%  feet;  painted  and  whitewashed.  Kitchen  24x22  feet,  in  rear  of  and  con- 
nected with  main  building;  contains  bath  room  12x7  feet,  and  pantry  12x7  feet.  In  main  building  two 
wards,  each  24x15  feet;  steward's  room  13x11  feet  and  dispensary.  Capacity  ten  beds. 

GUARD  HOUSE ....  One  building  built  of  4x12  inch  lumber,  and  contains  guard  room  and  twenty  cells,  each  12x7  feet,  and 
divided  into  three  compartments.  The  building  is  T  shaped;  length  of  cross  part,  69x32  feet;  other  part 
28x24  feet. 

STABLES,  ETC One  building  40x30  feet;  built  of  boards;  whitewashed;  contains  thirty  stalls.     There  is  also  a  loft  for 

forage.     A  forage  shed  100x30  feet,  built  of  boards  and  whitewashed,  with  floor  made  of  saplings,  used  to 
store  the  yearly  supply  of  forage.     The  front  portion  is  divided  into  stalls  for  public  oxen. 

BAKE  HOUSE,  ETC.  One  building  35x12  feet,  containing  oven  capable  of  baking  bread  daily  for  200  men.  One  carpenter  shop, 
two  stories  high,  built  of  wood,  and  whitewashed;  not  in  good  repair.  One  small  building  in  rear  of  stable, 
used  as  blacksmith  shop ;  not  in  good  repair. 

POST  CEMETERY.  .The  cemetery  is  165x104  feet,  surrounded  by  a  picket  fence,  whitewashed.  It  has  been  sown  with  grass 
seed. 

SUPPLY  DEPOTS  .  .The  nearest  Quartermaster  and  Subsistence  Depot  is  at  Fort  Vancouver,  W.  T.,  about  110  miles  distant. 
The  route  of  supply  is  by  steamer  from  Vancouver  via  Portland  and  Astoria,  Oregon.  Supplies  can  be 
obtained  at  all  seasons  of  the  year. 

SUBSISTENCE From  three  to  four  months'  supply  kept  on  hand. 

WATER The  post  is  supplied  with  water  for  drinking  purposes  from  wells.     There  is  also  a  tank  to  each  set  of 

officers'  qiiarters.     There  is  lumber  on  hand  to  build  two  large  tanks  for  Company  quarters  and  stables. 

WOOD Wood  is  supplied  by  contract  at  a  cost  of  $4  90  per  cord.     Fir,  alder,  and  drift  wood  on  the  beach  in  large 

quantities. 

INDIANS The  nearest  Indians  are  of  the  Clatsop  Tribe,  a  branch  of  the  Chinooks. 

COMMUNICATION  .  Between  post  and  nearest  town  is  by  steamer,  chartered  by  the  Government. 
RESERVATION The  reservation  is  a  square  mile.     Reserved  February  26,  1852. 

DESCRIPTION  OF  .The  post  is  situated  on  a  point  of  land  (Point  Adams)  on  the  south  side  of  the  Columbia  River.  The 
COUNTRY,  ETC.  quarters  are  some  distance  from  the  water.  There  is  a  wide  beach  covered  with  drift  wood.  Timber  in 
great  quantities.  There  is  a  good  wharf  four  hundred  and  fifty  feet  long.  Potatoes,  cabbages,  and  a 
few  other  vegetables  can  be  raised.  There  is  only  one  road  leading  out  of  the  post,  and  it  comes  out  on 
the  County  road  about  five  miles  from  the  post.  The  beach  has  washed  away,  so  that  it  is  impossible  to  get 
around  the  point  (Adams).  The  beach  is  continually  shifting — making  and  losing.  Climate  pleasant  and 
uniform.  Fires  required  nearly  every  day  during  the  year.  Average  temperature,  54.15.  Health  of 
locality  good.  No  deaths  except  from  violence.  Prevailing  winds  in  winter  from  the  southwest  and  south- 
east, and  in  summer  strong  sea  breeze  from  northwest.  What  is  called  the  rainy  season  in  this  vicinity 
lasts  from  October  to  April,  both  months  inclusive,  and  during  that  time  (in  1868)  51.74  inches  fell.  There 
are  no  settlements  in  the  immediate  vicinity  of  the  post. 


Information  given  by  Lieutenant  JOHN  E.  WILSON,  2d  Artillery,  June,  1870,   A.  A.  Q.  M.  at  the  time. 


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DEPARTMENT    OF    COLUMBIA.. 

Fort  Vancouver,  Washington  Territory.  The  records  of  this  post  are  incomplete.  Supposed  to  have  been  estab 
lished  in  1849. 

LOCATION Latitude  45  deg.  10  min.  north;  longitude  122  deg.  40  min.  west.     On  the  north  bank  of  the  Columbia 

River,  120  miles  from  its  mouth.  Known  as  the  chief  post  of  the  Phidson  Bay  Company  prior  to  its  occu- 
pancy by  the  United  States  Government.  Post  office  in  the  old  town  of  Vancouver,  adjoining  the  reserve. 
The  nearest  city  is  Portland,  Oregon,  distant  eight  miles  by  land  and  eighteen  by  water. 

QUARTERS One  Commandant's  quarters,  built  of  logs,  hard  finished,  containing  eight  rooms  and  two  attics,  with  two 

kitchens  attached,  needing  repairs.  Six  double  sets  Officers'  quarters,  built  of  logs,  with  kitchens  attached, 
needing  repairs.  Four  single  sets  Officers'  quarters,  frame,  with  kitchens  attached,  hard  finished,  and  in 
good  order.  Two  Company  quarters  built  of  logs,  capacity  for  one  Company  each,  in  poor  order,  needing 
repairs.  Two  Company  quarters'  frame,  capacity  for  two  Companies  each,  needing  repairs.  One  guard 
house,  frame,  needing  repairs.  One  billiard  hall,  frame,  in  good  order.  One  Adjtitant's  office,  frame,  in 
good  order.  One  bake  house,  frame,  with  two  ovens,  needing  repairs.  Nine  laundresses'  quarters,  for  ten 
families,  in  very  poor  order,  needing  repairs. 

HOSPITAL Two-story  frame  building;  three  large  wards  on  first  floor,  and  one  surgery  and  dispensary;  two  wards  on 

second  floor;  capacity  for  thirty  beds:  hard  finished,  and  in  good  order. 

STABLES One  frame  building;   capacity  for  seventy-two  horses;  in  good  order.     One  frame  building;  capacity  for 

eighty-four  horses;  needing  repairs. 

SHEDS One  battery  shed  for  six  guns  and  caissons,  in  good  order.     One  frame  building,  for  storing  lumber,  coal, 

iron,  and  wagon  materials;  in  good  order. 

WHARF Situated  in  front  of  and  between  Commissary  and  Quartermaster's  store  houses,  extending  into  the  river  to 

twenty-nine  feet  depth  of  water  at  low  water  mark,  and  adapted  for  transferring  supplies  at  all  stages  of 
the  river;  in  good  order. 

STORE  HOUSES.  .  .  .Quartermaster's  50x40  feet;  two  stories  high;  with  extension  towards  the  river  50x40  feet,  one  story  high, 
with  cellar;  frame,  and  in  good  order;  capacity  for  supplies  for  1,000  men  for  one  year.  Commissary  50x40 
feet;  two  stories  high,  with  cellar;  frame,  in  good  order;  capacity  for  supplies  for  1,000  men  for  one  year. 

OFFICES Two  small  frame  buildings  used  for  Quartermaster  and  Commissary  offices,  situated  convenient  to  store 

houses,  needing  repairs. 

Q.  M.  HOUSE  AND  The  Quartermaster's  house  is  a  frame  building  situated  near  the  depot;  contains  eight  rooms  and  kitchen; 
STABLES.          hard  finished,  and  in  good  order.     Stables — Frame  building,  with  hayloft;  capacity  for  fifty  animals;  in 
good  order. 

CORRALS Corral  200  feet  square;  built  of  lumber,  with  hay  racks  and  feed  troughs;  well  with  force  and  lift  pump  in 

center;  needing  repairs. 

GRANARIES .Two  frame  buildings;  capacity  for  150,000  pounds  of  grain  each;  in  good  order. 

BARNS Hay  barns — Three  frame  buildings;  capacity  for  125  tons  of  hay  each;  in  good  order.     Straw  barn — One 

frame  building;  capacity  for  40  tons;  in  good  order. 

SHOPS Blacksmith  shop — Frame  building,  with  one  forge,  in  good  order.     One  frame  building,  containg  carpenter 

shop,  four  benches;  saddler  shop,  one  bench;  paint  shop  for  one  painter;  in  good  order. 

ENGINE  HOUSE.  . .  .Frame  building  for  fire  engine,  hose  cart,  and  meeting  hall;  in  good  order. 
ROOFING All  the  buildings  are  roofed  with  shingles. 

FENCES Four  enclosures,  in  very  bad  order;  posts  nearly  all  rotted  off,  and  rails  broken;  should  be  rebuilt  of  new 

material. 

SUPPLY  DEPOT.  ...The  nearest  Quartermaster  and  Subsistence  Depot  is  at  Portland,  Oregon. 
INDIANS Nearest  tribes  are  civilized;  names  not  known. 

WATER The  post  is  supplied  with  water  by  the  Vancouver  Water  Company,  which  is  taken  from  one  hydrant  and 

distributed  to  the  different  quarters  by  the  post  water  wagon.  The  Quartermaster  Department  is  supplied 
by  hauling  water  from  the  river. 

WOOD Fuel  is  purchased  by  contract  at  a.  cost  of  $381  per  cord. 

COMMUNICATION  .By  the  Columbia  River. 


OF    COLUMBIA.. 


Fort  Vancouver,  Washington  Territory.    (Continued.) 

EESEEVATION  .....  The  site  for  the  reservation  was  selected  in  1849  under  treaty  of  June  15,  1846,  and  embraces  640  acres* 
fronting  1,200  yards  on  the  Columbia  River,  and  extending  back  one  and  a  half  miles.  Declared  a  reserva- 
tion by  the  Secretary  of  War,  October  29,  1853. 

DESCRIPTION  OF..  The  surrounding  country  is  densely  wooded.     Soil,  black  clay.     All  sorts  of  fruits,  grain  and  vegetables 
COUNTRY,  ETC.    can  be  raised  pertaining  to  a  northern  climate.     The  climate   is  even  and  mild.     Average  temperature, 
52.13,  divided  as  follows:  Spring,  51.16;  summer,  62;  fall,  53.55;  winter,  42.43. 


Information  furnished  by  Captain  E.  D.  BAKBK,  A.  Q.  M.  October,  1870. 


40 


DEPARTMENT    OP    COLUMBIA. 


Sitka,   Alaska.        Established  October,  1867. 

LOCATION Situated  at  Baraiioff  Island,  in  latitude  57  deg.  '2  min.  52  sec.  north;  longitude  135  deg.  17  min.  54  sec. 

Post  office  at  the  post.     Fort  Wrangel,  Alaska,  distant  about  220  miles,  is  the  nearest  settlement. 

QUARTERS For  enlisted  men — One  building  66x72  feet;  three  stories  high;  stone  foundation;  capacity  for  one  Company 

of  Infantry  and  one  of  Artillery.  For  officers — Four  buildings,  one  of  two  stories,  50x87  feet,  stone 
foundation;  one  of  two  stories,  43x100  feet,  stone  foundation;  two  one-story  buildings,  35x55  feet,  and 
41x116  feet  respectively.  For  laundresses — Two  one-story  buildings,  one  30x55  feet,  the  other  24x32  feet. 
All  are  built  of  hewn  logs,  have  shingled  roofs,  and  are  in  fair  condition,  except  quarters  of  enlisted  men 
and  laundresses,  which  require  extensive  repairs. 

STORE  HOUSES..  .  Quartermaster's,  two-story  frame  building,  34x155  feet;  boarded,  with  shingle  roof  and  stone  foundation ; 
capacity  for  one  year's  supply  for  two  Companies.  Commissary,  44x74  feet;  one  story  high;  built  of  hewn 
logs,  with  copper  roof  and  stone  foundation;  capacity  for  one  year's  supply  for  two  Companies.  Both 
buildings  in  fair  condition. 

HOSPITAL One  two-story  building,  41x85  feet;  built  of  hewn  logs,  with  stone  foundation  and  shingled  roof;  in  fair 

condition. 

OFFICES  One  two-story  building,  36x70  feet;  built  of  hewn  logs;  stone  foundation,  and  shingled  roof;  in  fair  con- 
dition. 

MAGAZINE One  one-story  building  10x58  feet;  built  of  hewn  logs;  stone  foundation;  sheet-iron  roof;  in  fair  condition. 

All  the  above  buildings  were  received  by  transfer  with  the  Territory. 

FORAGE  SHED,  ....The  following  buildings  were  erected  by  the  Quartermaster's  Department:  Forage  shed,  65x30  feet;  one 
.SHOPS,  ETC.  story;  bxiilt  of  lumber.  Blacksmith  shop,  16x26  feet;  one  story;  framed  and  boarded.  Carpenter,  saddler, 
and  paint  shops  in  a  one -story  building,  67x18  feet;  framed  and  boarded.  Bake  house,  25x18  feet;  one 
story;  framed  and  boarded.  Indian  market,  one-story  building,  44x18  feet;  framed  and  boarded.  Steam 
saw  mill,  one-story  building,  70x26%  feet;  framed  and  boarded;  log  foundation.  All  have  shingled  roofs, 
and  are  in  good  condition. 

SUPPLY  DEPOT.  .  .The  nearest  Quartermaster  and  Subsistence  Depot  is  at  Portland,  Oregon.  The  route  of  supply  is  by  water. 
Supplies  can  be  transported  at  all  seasons  of  the  year. 

SUBSISTENCE Six  months'  supply  usually  kept  on  hand. 

WATER The  garrison  is  supplied  with  water  by  carts  from  Indian  River,  running  one  mile  in  rear  of  the  post. 

WOOD Wood  is  furnished  by  the  labor  of  the  troops. 

INDIANS The  nearest  Indians  are  the  Kolosh  and  Sitkas.     The  Indian  village  is  separted  from  the  post  by  a  palisade. 

COMMUNICATION.. Communication  between  post  and  nearest  town  is  by  water. 

DESCRIPTION  OF.. Surrounding  country  mountainous.     Soil  not  arable.     A  few  summer  vegetables  can  be  raised.     Timber 
COUNTRY,  ETC.     plentiful,  consisting  of  spruce,  fir,  and  cedar.     Health  of  locality  good.     Average  temperature  in  1869.  58 
deg.     Rain-fall  in  1869,  94.21. 


Information  obtained  from  varioiis  sources. 


DISTRIBUTION  OF  TROOPS 


sermncj  in  the — 


Commanding, 


January  30,  1872. 


SAN  FRANCISCO,   CALIFORNIA  : 

ASSISTANT   ADJUTANT    GENEKAI/8   OFFICE, 
MILITARY   DIVISION  OP  THE   PACIFIC. 

3.8-72. 


3 

(Personal   Staff. 

Capt.  WILLIAM  M.  WHERRY,  Aid-de-Cnmp.      . 
First  Lieut.  J.  LAWRENCE  RATHBONE,  Aid-de-Camp. 
First  Lieut.  WILLIAM  ENNIS,  Aid-de-Camp. 

(Division  Staff. 

Lieut.-Col.  JOHN  C.  KELTON,  Assistant  Adjutant  General. 

Captain  WILLIAM  M.  WHERRY,  A.  A.  A.  G. 

Lieut.-Col.  ROGER  JOKES,  Assistant  Inspector-General. 

Lieut.-Colonel  ROBERT  O.  TYLER,  Chief  Quartermaster. 

Major  CHARLES  G.  SAWTELLE,  Depot  Quartermaster. 

Captain  ADDISON  BARRETT,  Military  Storekeeper,  Q.  M.  D.  at  Depot. 

Lieut.-Col.  MARCUS  D.  L.  SIMPSON,  Chief  Commissary  of  Subsistence 

Capt.  MICHAEL  P.  SMALL,  Depot  Commissary. 

Lieut.-Col.  GARY  H.  FRY,  Chief  Paymaster. 

Major  NATHANIEL  MICHLER,  Engineer  Officer. 

OFFICERS  STATIONED  IN   SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL  , 

NOT  REPORTED   ON   DIVISION   OH   DEPARTMENT   STAFFS. 

Capt.  G.  C.  SMITH,  Assistant  Quartermaster  and  Assistant  to  Depot 

Quartermaster. 

Lietit.-Colonel  ROBERT  MURRAY,  Medical  Purveyor. 
Surgeon  C.  C.  KEENEY,  Attending  Surgeon. 
Captain  HENRY  JOHNSON,  Medical  Storekeeper. 
Major  CHARLES  J.  SPRAGUE,  Chief  Paymaster,  Dept.  of  Arizona. 
Major.  THADDEUS  H.  STANTON,  Paymaster,  Dept.  of  Arizona. 
Major  JAMES  H.  NELSON,  Paymaster,  Dept.  of  Arizona 
Major  ROBERT  MORROW,  Paymaster,  Dept.  of  Arizona. 
Major  T.   II.  HALSEY,  Paymaster,  Dept.  of  California. 
Major  B.  MAYEK,  Paymaster,  Dept.  of  California. 
Major  C.  W.  WiNGARD,  Paymaster,  Dept.  of  California. 
Lieut.-Col.  B.   S.  ALEXANDER,  Senior  Engineer,  Pacific  Coast, 
Lieut.-Col.  C.  S.  STEWART,  Harbor  Fortifications. 
Major  R.  S.  WILLIAMSON,  Light  Houses,  etc. 
Major  G.  H.  MENDELL,  Harbor  Fortifications. 
First  Lieut.  T.  H.  HANDBUHY,  Recorder  Board  of  Engineers,  Pacific 

('oast. 

OFFICERS  OF  STAFF  CORPS  ON  PACIFIC  COAST, 

NOT   OTHERWISE    REPORTED. 

Major  HENRY  M.  ROBERT,  Corps  of  Engineers,  River  defences  and 

improvements,  Portland,  Oregon. 
First  Lt.  CLINTON  B.  SEAKS,  Corps  of  Engineers,  Wilmington,  Cal. 


GENERAL  RECRUITING  SERVICE. 

Lieut.-Col.  JOHN  C.  KELTON,  Assistant  Adjutant  General,  S.  F. 
Captain  PATRICK  COLLINS,  Recruiting  Officer,  Sacramento. 
Captain  GEORGE  M.  DOWNEY,  Recruiting  Officer,   San   Francisco. 


DEPARTMENT  OF  CALIFORNIA, 


-Gronox-fxl    iTO.tliKr    3VE. 
Commanding. 


HEADQUARTERS  SAX  FRANCISCO,  CALIFORNIA. 


(Department   Staff. 


Major  SAMUEL  BRECK,  Assistant   Adjutant  General. 
.Major  HKIUJERT  P.  CURTIS,  Judge  Advocate. 
Major  CHARLES  G.  SAWTKLLK.  Chief  Quartermaster. 
Captain  MICHAEL  P.  SMALL,  Chief  Commissary. 
Surgeon  C.  MrCoitMiCK,  Medical   Director. 
Major  SAMUEL  WOODS,  Chief  Paymaster. 


POSTS. 


Cal. 


Benicia   Arsenal,  \ 


OFFICERS. 


,    (  Maj.  C.  (t.  Sawtelle,  Q.  M.  Dent.  Comd'g.  &c.  *<•.  Q.  M.  Depot. 
\erlmBuena  Island.)  Maj.  John  C.  Tidball,  3d  Artillery. 

(  Capt.  Addison  Barrett,  Military  Storekeeper,  Division  De]>ot. 


Cal. 


Benicia  Barracks,^ 
Cal. 


Angel    Island.    Cal. 


Alcatraz  Island, 
Cal. 


Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  L   II.  Patty. 

Maj.  J.  McAllister,  Ordnance  Department,  Coind'g  Post. 

Second  Lieut.  J.  C.  Clifford,  Ordnance  Department.  A.  A.  Q.  M.  &  A.  C.  S. 

Col.  A.  C.  Gillem.  Comd'g  Post  and  Regiment. 
Lieut-Col.  W.  L.  Elliott. 

First  Lieut.  E.  Hunter.  Regt'l  Q.  M.,  A.  A.  Q.  M.  &  A.  C.  S. 
Second  Lieut.  J.  Rockwell,  Jr.,  Acting  Regt'l  Adjutant. 

Assistant.  Surgeon  George  S.  Rose. 

Col.  O.  M.  WSllcox,  Comd'g  Post. 

First  Lieut.  J.  M.  Norvell,  Regt'l  Adjutant 

First  Lieut.  D.  J.  Craigie,  Regt'l  Q.  M.,  A.  A.  y.  M.  &  A.  C.  S. 

Capt.  M.  IT.  Stacey,  Comd'g  Company. 
First  Lieut.  K.  M.'Camp. 

Assistant  Surgeon  T.  McMillan. 
Chaplain  J.  o.  Raynor. 

('apt.  J   M.  Robertson,  Comd'g  Battery  &  Post. 
First  Lieut  J.  E.  Eastman,  A.  A.  Q.  M.  &  A.  C.  S. 
Second  Lieut.  E.  M.  Cobb. 

Capt.  John  I.  Rodgers,  Comd'g  Company. 

Second  Lieut.  C.  O.  Howard. 

Second  Lieut.  J.  A.  Campbell  Battery  "  G,"  3d  Artillery,  attached. 

Assistant  Surgeon  T.  F.  Azpell. 


TROOPS. 


Detachment  of  2<1  Ar- 
tillerv. 


Detachment     of    Ord- 
nance. 


f    Headquarters  1st  Car 

J 


!-   Headqauten  12th  ln- 
)  fantrv. 


)    Co."H."  12th  Infantry. 


Battery  "  B,"  2d  Artil- 
lery. 


Battery  "  L,"  3d  Artil- 
lery. 


POSTS. 


OFFICERS. 


TROOPS. 


Presidio   of  San 
Francisco,   Cal. 


Point  San  Jose,  Cal. 


Camplndependence,  -; 
Cal. 


Camp  Wright,  Cal.  \ 


Camp   Gas  ton,  Cal.-< 


Camp  Bid  well,  Cal. 


Lieut.-Col.  W.  H.  French,  commanding  Post,  3d  Artillery,  and  Artillery ~) 

Posts  in  San  Francisco  Harbor. 
First  Lieut.  J.  H.  Calef,  Regt'l  and  Post  Adjutant. 
First  Lieut.  J.  II.  Lord,  Regt'l  and  Post  Q.  M.,  A.  A.  Q.  M.  &  A.  C.  S.  J 

Col.  R.  S.  Granger,  Comd'g  Regiment,  Quarters  in  San  Francisco.  ) 

Lieut.  Col.  Frank  Wheaton. 

First  Lieut.  G.  W.  Evans,  Regt'l  Adjutant.  ) 

Captain  Joseph  G.  Ramsay,  Comd'g  Battery. 
First  Lieut.  James  E.  Wilson. 
First  Lieut.  J.  McGilvray. 
Second  Lieut.  M.  Crawford,  Jr. 
Second  Lieut.  William  Stanton. 

Capt.  C.  A.  Woodruff,  Comd'g  Battery. 

First  Lieut.  James  L.  Mast. 

First  Lieutenant  Eugene  P.  Murphy. 

Capt.  E.  B.  Willistou,  Comd'g.  Battery, 

First  Lieut  R,  G.  Howell. 

Second  Lieut.  J.  H.  Gifford.  Battery  "  H,"  2d  Artillery,  attached. 

Capt.  (i.  T.  Olmsted,  Comd'g  Battery. 
First  Lieut.  R.  M.  Rogers 

Second  Lt.  A.  D.  Schenck,  Battery  "D,"  temporarily  attached  to  Battery  "H." 
Second  Lt.  N.  Woli'e,  Battery  "  D,"  temporarily  attached  to  Battery  "  H." 

Surgeon  J.  C.  Daily. 

Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  W.  L.  Newlands. 

Chaplain  D.  Kendig. 

Capt.  E  R.  Platt,  Comd'g  Battery  &  Post. 
First  Lieut.  W.  P.  Vose,  A.  A.  Q.  M.  &  A.  C.  S. 

Assistant  Surgeon  Edwin  Bentley. 

Capt.  H  C.  Egbert,  Comd'g  Company  &  Post. 
First  Lieut.  W.  E.  Dove,  A.  A.  Q.  M.  &  A.  C.  S. 
Second  Lieut.  H.  L.  Haskell. 

Assistant  Surgeon  C.  B.  White. 

Capt  E.  C.  Woodruff,  Comd'g  Company  &  Post. 
First  Lieut.  J.  Halloran.  A.  A.  Q.  M.  &  A.  C.  S. 

Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  S.  Freeman. 

Lieut.-Col.  A.  D.  Nelson,  12th  Infantry,  Comd'g  Post. 

Capt.  R.  C.  Parker,  Comd'g  Company. 

First  Lieut.  T.  F.  Wright. 

Second  Lieut.  G.  W.  Kingsbury,  A.  A.  Q  M.  &  A.  C.  S. 

Capt.  C.  S.  Tripler,  Comd'g  Company. 

Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  A.  Farnsworth. 
Post  Chaplain  Dudley  Chase 

Capt.  R.  F.  Bernard.  Comd'g  Company  &  Post.  I 

First  Lieut.  W.  H.  Winters,  A.  A.  Q.  M.  &  A.  C.  S.  j 

Second  Lieut.  J.  G.  Kyle. 

Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  G.  A.  Benjamin. 


Headquarters  3d  Artil- 
lery. 


Headquarters  21st  Inf. 


Light  Battery  "  A, "3d 
Artillery. 


Battery  "  G,"  3d  Artil- 
lery. 


Battery  "  F,"  3d  Artil- 
lery. 


Battery  "  H,"  2d]Artil- 
lery. 


Battery"  D,"  3d  Artil- 
lery. 


Company  "  P.,  "   12th 
Infantry. 


Company   "A,"  12th 
Infantry. 


Company   "E,"  12th 
Infantry. 


Company   "  K,"   12th 
Infantry. 


Company"G,"  1st  Cav. 


POSTS. 


Camp  McDermit. 
Nev. 


Camp  Halleck,  Nev.  < 

i 


OFFICERS. 


TROOPS. 


Capt.  H.  Wagner,  Comd'g  Company  &  Post.  | 

Second  Lieut.  T.  T  Knox,  Post  Adjutant.  \ 

Second  Lieut,  H.  A.  Reed,  ( Battery  "  L,"  3d  Artillery,)  A.  A.  Q.  M.  &  A.  C.  S. 
Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  W.  H.  Corbusier. 

Capt.  J.  Biddle,  Comd'g  Company  &  Post.  } 

First  Lieut.  C.  C.  Cresson. 

Second  Lieut.  G.  R.  Bacon,  A.  A.  Q  M.  &  A.  C.  S.  \ 

Capt.  E.  F.  Thompson,  Comd'g  Company.  ) 

First  Lieut.  P.  G.  Wood. 

Second  Lieut.  L.  A.  Nesmith.  ) 

Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  C.  B.  Brierly. 


Company"  C,"  1st  Cav. 


Company    "  K,  "    1st 
Cav. 


Company     "I,"    12th 
Infantrv. 


DEPARTMENT  OF  THE  COLUMBIA, 


Commanding. 


HEADQUARTERS  PORTLAND,  ORKGON. 


^Personal  Staff. 


First  Lieut.  Louis  V.  CAXIARC,  Aid-de-Camp. 
Second  Lieut.  HARRY  R.  ANDERSON,    Aid-d<- Camp. 

(Department    Staff. 


First  Lieut.  Loris  V.  CAZIARC,  Acting  Assistant  Adjutant  (Jeiieral. 

Maj.  ELISHA  II    LUDINGTON,  Assistant  Inspector  General. 

Maj.  RUFUS  SAXTON,  Chief  Quartermaster. 

Capt.  WILLIAM  H.  BELL,  Chief  Commissary. 

Surgeon  GEORGE  E.  COOPER,  Medical  Director. 

Maj.  DAVID  TAGGART,  Chief  Paymaster.- 


OFFICERS  OF  THE  STAFF  CORPS  NOT  REPORTED  ON  DEPARTMENT  STAFF. 

Capt.  HENRY  W.  JANES,  Depot  Quartermaster,  Fort  Vancouver,  W.  T. 

Maj.  GEORGE  P.  IHRIE,  Paymaster. 

Maj.  JOHN  S.  WALKER,  Paymaster,  Portland,  Oregon. 

Maj.  VIRGIL  S.  EGGLESTON,  Paymaster,  Camp  Warner,  Oregon. 


POSTS. 

OFFICERS. 

TROOPS. 

FortCape  Disapoint-  J 
ment,  W.  T.        1 

First  Lieut.  J.  C.  Scantling,  Comd'g  Battery  &  Post. 
Second  Lieut.  E.  S.  Dudley,  A.  A.  Q.  M.  &  A.  C.  S. 

\ 

Battery  "  E,"  3d  Artil. 
lery. 

Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  W.  D.  Baker. 

( 

Capt.  A.  C.  M.  Pennington,  Comd'g  Company  &  Post. 
Second  Lieut.  E.  O.  Fechet,  A.  A.  Q.  M.  &  A.  C.  S. 

\ 

Company    "  M,  "     3d 
Artillery. 

Fort     Stevens.     Or.  -j 

First  Lieut.  R.  E.  DeRussy,  Battery  "  D,"  3d  Artillery 
to  Battery  "  M." 

temporarily  attached 

i 

Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  H.  E.  Jones. 

' 

' 

Maj.  E.  Otis,  Comd'g  Post. 
Capt.  D.  Perry,  Comd'g  Company. 
First  Lieut.  J.  Q.  Adams,  A  Q.  M.  &  A.  C.  S. 

1 

Company    "  F,  "    1st 
Cavalry. 

('amp  Warner,   Or.- 

Capt.  J.  Henton,  Comd'g  Company. 
First  Lieut.  J.  F.  Trout. 

I 

*Company   "  B,"    33d 
Infantry. 

I 

Maj.  V.  S.  Eggleston,  Paymaster. 
Assistant  Surgeon  C.  B.  Byrne. 
Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  L.  L.  Dorr. 
Chaplain  M.  J.  Kelly. 

f 

Capt.  G.  M.  Randall,  Comd'g  Company  &  Post. 
First  Lieut.  W.  C.  Manning^ 
Second  Lieut.  F.  L.  Dodge. 

i 

*Company  "  I,  "  33d 
Infantry. 

Camp  Harney,    Or.  •{ 

Capt.  J.  G.  Trimble,  Comd'g  Companv. 
First  Lieut.  W.  R.  Parnell,  A.  A.  Q.  St.  &  A.  C.  S. 
Second  Lieut.  F.  K.  Ward. 

I 

Company     "  H,  "    1st 
Cavalry. 

(^ 

Assistant  Surgeon  F.  Reynolds. 
Chaplain  C.  L.  Hequembourg.                » 

Fort    Vancouver,  \ 
W.  T.            } 

First,  Lieut.  R.  Pollock,  Co.  "F,"  21st  Infantry,  in  charge  of  public  property. 
Chaplain  T.  B.  Van  Home. 

Vancouver  Arsenal,  j 
W.  T. 

First  Lieut.  J.  A.  Kress,  Ordnance  Department. 

}•  Detachment  Ordnance 

Camp  San  Juan  Is-  \ 
land,  W.  T.          | 

First  Lieut.  E.  B.  Hubbard,  Battery  "  E,"  3d  Artillery, 
Assistant  Surgeon  J.  Brooke. 

Comd'g  Post.             ) 

Detachment     Battery 
"  E,"  3d  Artillery. 

f  Capt.  C   Wheaton  Comd'g  Companv  &  Post. 
First  Lieut.  W.  F.  Rice,  A.  A.  Q.  M."&  A.  C.  S. 
Fort  Colville,  W.  T.  ^    Second  Lieut.  P.  T.  Broderick. 

I 

*Company   "  G,"   33d 
Infantry. 

i 

Assistant  Surgeon  A.  W.  Wiggin. 

E 

i 

Fort  Lapwai,  I.   T.  •{ 

Capt.  G.  B.  Sanford,  Comd'g  Compaby  &  Post. 
First  Lieut.  D.  Sherman. 
Second  Lieut.  E.  H.  Shelton,  A.  A.  Q.  M.  &  A.  C.  S. 

I 

Company     ""©,  "     1st 
Cavalry. 

I 

Assistant  Surgeon  C.  R.  Greenleaf. 

I 
Fort    Boise,    I.    T.  j 

First  Lieut.  L.  Hammond,  Comd'g  Company  &  Post. 
Second  Lieut.  G.  B.  McDermott,  A.  A.  Q.  M.  &  A.  C.  S. 

Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  P.  Tread  well. 

I 

*Company   "  A,  "  23d 
Infantry. 

8     „ 


POSTS. 

OFFICERS. 

TROOPS. 

Fort   Klamath,   Or.  I 

1 

Maj.  G.  G.  Hunt  1st  Cav.,  Comd'g  Post. 
Capt.  J.  Jackson,  Comd'g  Company. 
First  Lieut.  H.  N.  Moss,  A.  A.  Q.  M.  &  A.  C.  S. 

First  Lieut.  G.  A.  Goodale,  Comd'g  Company. 

1 

h 

Company     "  B,  "    1st 
Cavalry. 

*Company"K,"23dInf. 

I 

Second  Lieut.  W.  L.  Clark,  Company  "  D,"  23d  Inf.,  temporarily  attached. 
Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  G.  W.  Knight. 

f 
Fort   Hall,   I.   T.-{ 

I 

Capt.  J.  E.  Putnam,  Comd'g  Company  &  Post. 
First  Lieut.  J.  S.  King. 
Second  Lieut.  G.  S.  Wilson,  A.  A.  Q  M.  &  A.  C.  S. 

Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  L.  W.  Hayes. 

i 

Company   "  C,  " 
Infantry. 

12th 

r 

Sitka,    Alaska. 

Maj.  H.  A   Allen,  2d  Artillery,  Comd'g  Post. 
Capt.  F.  B.  Hamilton,  Comd'g  Company. 
First  Lieut.  G.  Mitchell. 
First  Lieut.  A.  C.  Tavlor,  A.  A.  Q.  M.  &  A.  C.  S. 

} 
i 

Battery  "  I,"  2d 
lery. 

Battery  "  C,"  2d 
lery. 

Artil- 
Artil- 

First  Lieut.  W.  P.  Graves,  Comd'g  Battery. 
First  Lieut.  H.  C.  Dodge. 
Second  Lieut.  E  T.  C.  Richmond. 

I 

Assistant  Surgeon  H.  J.  Phillips. 
Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  J.  B.  White. 
Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  S.  S.  Boyer. 

*NOTE:  —  Headquarters  and  Companies  "  C,"  "  D,"  "  E,"  "  F  "  and   -  H,"  23d    Infantry,  are  now  en  route  to,  and 
Companies   "A,"   "  B,"   "  G,"   "I"   and   "  K,"   23d   Infantry,   are   under  orders   for  the   Department  of  Arizona. 

DEPARTMENT  OF  ARIZONA, 


Commanding. 


-oo- 


HEADQUAKTERS,  PRESCOTT,  ARIZONA. 

00 

(Personal  Staff. 


Second  Lieut.  WILLIAM  J.  Ross,  Aid-de-Camp. 
Second  Lieut.  JOHN  G.  BOURKE,  Aid-de-Camp. 

(Department    Staff. 


Major  AZOR  H.  NICKERSON,  Acting  Assistant  Adjutant  General, 

Major  JAMES  J.  DANA,  Chief  Quartermaster. 

Major  ANDREW  W.  EVANS,  Acting  Chief  Commissary. 

Surgeon  ELISHA  J.  BAILY,  Medical  Director. 

Major  CHARLES  J.  SPRAGUE,  Chief  Paymaster, 


POSTS. 

OFFICERS. 

TROOPS. 

Maj.  A.  J.  Dallas,  23d  Inf.  Comd'g   Post. 
Capt.  J.  C.  Hunt,  '  'omd'g  Company. 
First  Lieut.  M.  Harris. 
Second  Lieut.  A.  O.  Brodie. 

1 

Company   "  M,  "    1st 
Cavalry. 

('amp  Apache,  A.  T.  •< 

Capt,  S.  G.  Whipple,  Comd'g  Company. 
First  Lieut.  F.  K.  Upham,  A.  A.  Q.  M.,  &  A.  C.  S. 
Second  Lieut.  P.  S.  Bom  us. 

| 

Company    "  L,  "     1st 
Cavalry. 

Capt.  W.  D  Fuller,  Comd'g  Company. 

'f 

"Company  "  B,  "  21st 
Infantry. 

t 

Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  M.  Soule. 

Camp  -Beale's       < 
Springs,  A.  T. 

Capt.  Thomas  Byrne,  Comd'g  Company  &  Post. 
First  Lieut.  W-  VV.  Fleming,  A.  A.  Q.  M.  &  A.  C.  S. 
Second  Lt.  J.  H.  Hurst,  Co  "  A,"  12th  Inf.,  temporarily  attached. 

Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  VV.  B.  Dods. 

\ 

Company   "  F,  "   12th 
Infantry. 

c 

Capt.  H.  M.    Smith,  Comd'g  Company  and  Post.  A.  A.  Q.  M.,  &  A.  C.  S. 

;, 

"Company  "  G  ,"  21st 
Infantry. 

Camp  Bowie,    A.  T.  -J 

Capt.  J.  T.  Haskell  Comd'g  Company. 
Second  Lieut  H.  C.  Johnson. 

First  Lieut.  J.  B.  Babcock,  Comyany  "  F,"  Comd'g  Company  "  I)." 
Second  Lieut.  George  P   Davis. 

f 
1 

Company    "  F,  "    23d 
Infantry. 

Company    "  D,  "   5th 
'Cav. 

I 

Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  J.  N.  Achuff. 

r 

('apt.  E.  Miles,  ('omd'g  Company  &  Post. 
First  Lieut.  V.  M   C.  Silva. 
Second  Lieut.  VV.  L.  Sherwood.  A.  A.  Q.  M.,  *  A.  C.  S. 

j 

"Company  "  E,  "  21st 
•Infantry. 

Camp      Crittenden,  j 
A.  T. 

First  Lieut.  W.  F.  Spurgin,  Comd'g  Company. 

Cnpt  T.  M.  K.  Smith,  Comd'g  Company. 
First  Lieut.  S.  O'Connor.                                                                       » 

> 

1 

"Company  "  K,  "  fclst 
Infantry. 

Company    "  D  "    28d 
Infantry. 

I 

Acting  Assistant,  Surgeon  VV.  B.  Lowe. 
Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  D   D.  T.  Nestell. 

t 

Capt.  H.  F.  O'Beirne,  Comd'g  Company  &  Post. 
First  Lieut.  J.  A.  Haughey. 
Second  Lieut   F.  H    E  Ebstein    A    A    Q    VI    &  A    C  S 

j 

"Company"  H,  "  21st 
Infantry. 

Camp    Date    Creek,- 
A.  T. 

i 

Capt.  Philip  Dwyer,  Comd'g  Company. 
Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  D.  J.  Evans. 

i 

Company    "  E,  "  5th 
'Cav. 

f 

Maj    E.  W.  Crittenden,  5th  Cav.,  Comd'g  Post. 
Capt.  A.  B  Taylor,  Comd'g  Company. 
Second  Lieutenant  C.  H.  Rockwell,  A.  A.  Q.  M.,  ifc  A.  C.  S. 

t 

Company    "  L,"     5th 
Cav. 

First  Lieutenant  B.  Reilly,  Comd'g  Company. 
Second  Lieutenant  E.  C.  Edgerton. 

I 

Company    "  I,  "     5th 
Cav. 

Camp   Grant,  A.  T.  -\ 
\ 

Capt.  E.  H.  Leib,  Comd'g  Company. 
First  Lieut  J.  Almy. 

Capt.  J.  Thompson,  Comd'g  Company 
First  Lieut.  G.  McM.  Taylor. 
Second  Lieut.  J.  H.  Pardee- 

f 

Company    "  M,  "  5th 
Cav. 

Company  "  H,  "    23d 
Infantry. 

First  Lieutenant  R.  E.  Whitman,  Company  "  H,"  3d  Cav.,  Indian  Agent. 

' 

I 

Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  V.  Havard. 
Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  J.  A.  Mullan. 

10 


POSTS. 

OFFICERS. 

TROOPS. 

r 

Maj.  E.  A.  Carr,  Comd'g  Regiment  &  Post.                                                          ) 
First  Lieut.  W.  C.  Forbush,  Regimental  Adjutant. 
First  Lieut.  E.  M.  Hayes,  Regimental  Quartermaster.                                        J 

Headquarters  5th  Cav. 

Camp  Hualpai,  A.T.  - 

Capt.  J.  W.  Mason,  Comd'g  Company.                                                                   / 
Second  Lieut.  Frank  Michler.                                                                                  f 

Company    "  K,  "   5th 
Cav. 

Capt.  W.  McC.  Netterville,  Comd'g  Company                                                      ) 
First  Lieut.  E.  R.  Theller,  A.  A.  Q.  M.,  A.  C.  S.                                                    f 
Surgeon  H.  R.  Wirtz. 
Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  J.  La  Baree. 

"Company  "  I,  "  21st 
Infantry. 

f 

1 

Maj.  H.  R.  Mizner,  12th  Infantry,  Comd'g  Post.. 
Capt.  T.  S.  Dunn,  Comd'g  Company.                                                                      ) 
Second  Lieut.  S.  P.  Jocelyn.                                                                                    D" 

*Company  "  D,  "  21st 
Infantry. 

Camp  Lowell,  A.  T.  ] 
1 

First  Lieut.  J.  M.  Ross,  Company  "  B,"  21st  Inf.,  Comd'g  Company  ••  .\."       J- 

Capt.  G.  K.  Brady,  Comd'g  Company. 
Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  H.  K.  Durant. 

"Company  "  A,  "  21st 
Infantry 
Company    "  E,  "    23d 
lufantrv. 

jCapt.  T.  McGregor,  Comd'g  Company  &  Post.                                                      1 
First  Lieut.  M.  Wesendorff.                                                                                      '. 
Second  Lieut.  T.  Garvey,  A.  A.  Q.  M.,  &  A.  C.  S.                                                  \ 

Company     "  A,  "    1st 
Cavalry. 

Capt.  R.  P  Wilson,  Comd'g  Company.                                                                   ) 
First  Lieut.  A.  E.  Woodson,  Company  "  L,"  5th  Cav.,  attached.                       ( 

Company    "  A,  "    5th 
Cav. 

Cam])       McDowell,-] 
A.  T. 

Capt.  K.  H.  Montgomery,  Comd'g  Company.                                                         i 
First  Lieut.  W.  J.  Volk'mar. 
Second  Lieut.  Walter  S.  Schuyler.                                                                             \ 

Capt  E.  Adam,  Comd'g  Company. 

Company     "  B,  "    5th 
CUV. 

Company    "  C,  "    5th 
'Cav. 

First  Lieut.  J.  Burns,  Comd'g  Company. 

Company     "  G,  "   5th 
'Cav. 

Capt.  J.  M.  Hamilton,  Comd'g  Company.                                                              ) 
Second  Lieut.  P.P.  Barnard.                                                                                        \ 

Company    "  H.  "    5th 
Cav. 

t 

Capt.  J.  L.  Smyth,  Comd'g  Company.                                                                       i 
First  Lieut.  Charles  Hay.                                                                                          ( 
Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  B.  Semig. 

Company    "  C,  "  23d 
Infantry. 

("amp  Mojave.  A.  T.  -1 

Capt.  R.  H.  Pond,  Comd'g  Company  &  Post.                                                         ) 
Second  Lieut.  M.  Kraszynski.  A.  A.  Q.  M.,  &  A.  C.  S.                                           ( 
Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  F.  S.  Stirling. 

Company   "  G,"   12th 
Infantry. 

\ 

("amp  Verde.   A.T.' 

{ 

Capt.  C.  C.  C.  Carr.  Comd'g  Company  &  Post.                                                      } 
First  Lieut.  A.  Grant,  A.  A.  Q.  M.,  &  A.  C.  S. 

Company     "  I,  '     1st 
Cavalry. 

Second  Lieut.  O.  L.  Heiu.                                                                                              ^ 
Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  J   T.  Pindell. 
Chaplain  D.  White. 

' 

First  Lieut.  O.  W.  Pollock,  Kegt'l  Adjutant. 

Headquarters  23d   In- 
fantry. 

Fort  Whipple,  A.  T.  - 

Capt.  G.  H.  Pairton,  Comd'g  Company  and  Post.                                                 J 
First  Lieut.  W.  H.  Boyle.                                                                                         '- 
Second  Lieut.  E.  B.  Rheem,  A.  A.  Q.  M.,  &.  A.  C.  S.                                          ) 
Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  H.  W.  Boone 
Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  VV.  H.  Ensign. 
Chaplain  A.  Gilmore. 

"Company  "  C,  "  21st 
Infantry. 

Fort      Yuma,     Cal.  -| 

Maj.  E.  C  Mason,  21st  Infantry,  en  route  to  Dept.  of  the  Columbia. 
Capt.  A.  B.  MacGowan,  Comd'g  Company  &  Post.                                               \ 
First  Lieut.  J.  L.  Viven. 
Second  Lieut.  J.  J.  Clague,  A  A.  Q.  M.,  &  A   C.  S.                                               ) 

Company    "  D,"    12th 
Infantry. 

i 

Capt.  W.  Nelson,  Comd'g  Company  en.  route  to  the  Dept.  of  the  Columbia.     [- 
Assistant  Surgeon  C.  De  Witt. 

"Company  "  F,  "  21st 
Infantry. 

Yuma  Depot,  A.T.  ( 

Capt.  J.  G.  C.  Lee,  A.  Q.  M. 
First  Lieut.  R.  I.  Eskridge,  Regt'l.  Q.  M.  23d  Inf.,  A.  C.  S. 

First  Lieut.  C.  Bendire,  Comd'g  Company. 
Second  Lieut.  Reid  T.  Stewart,  Co.  '•  M,"  on  temporary  duty  with  Co.  "  F."  [ 

Co.    "  D,  "     1st    Cav. 
Co.     "  F,  "    5th   Cav. 

*The  21st  Infantry  is  under  orders  to  proceed  to  the  Department  of  the  Columbia.     The  Headquarters  of  the   Regiment 
is  for  the  present  at  the  Presidio  of  San  Francisco. 


JStct/tioxi.  of 


is  "fc»y 

in  the 


MILITARY   DIVISIOK    OF   THE   PACIFIC. 


REGIMENT. 

Co. 

STATION. 

ORDNANCE. 

Benicia  Arsenal,  Benicia,  California.  .  . 

A 

Camp  McDowell,  A.  T    

B. 

Fort  Klamath.  Oregon  

c 

Camp  McDermit  Nevada  

D. 

Camp  near  Tucson,  A.  T  

FIRST   CAVALRY. 

E. 

Fort  Lapwai,  I.  T  

F. 

Camp  Warner,  Oregon  

Headquarters  at  Benicia  Bar- 

G. 

Camp  Bidwell,  Cal  

racks,  Cal  ,  Dept.  of  Cal. 

H. 

Camp  Harney,  Oregon  

I. 

Camp  Verde,  A.  T  

K. 

Camp  Halleck,  Nevada  

L. 

Camp  Apache,  A.  T  

M. 

Camp  Apache,  A.  T  

A. 

Camp  McDowell,  A.  T  

B. 

Camp  McDowell  A.  T  

C. 

Camp  McDowell,  A.  T  

D. 

Camp  Bowie  A  T  

FIFTH  CAVALRY. 

E. 

Camp  Date  Creek   A.  T  

F. 

In  the  Field,  near  Tucson,  A.T  

Headquarters  at  Camp  Hual- 

G 

Camp  McDowell   A  T  

pai.  A.  T.,  Dept.  of  Arizona. 

H. 

Camp  McDowell,  A.  T  

I. 

Camp  Grant,  A.  T  

K. 

Camp  Hualpai,  A  T  

L. 

Camp  Grant,  A.  T  

M 

Camp  Grant,  A.  T  

Presidio  of  San  Prancisco  Cal  

g 

Alcatra/  Island,  Cal  

c 

Sitka   Alaska  

SECOND  ARTILLERY. 

D 

Point  San  Jose,  Cal  

E 

Fort  Cape  Disappointment  W  T  

Headquarters  at  the  Presidio 

F. 

Presidio  of  San  Francisc"   Cal  

of  San  Francisco  Dept  of  Cal 

G. 

H 

I. 

Sitka.  Alaska  

L. 

Alcatraj:  Island,  Cal  

M 

Fort  Stevens,  Oregon  

A. 

Camp  Wright,  Cal  

! 

B 

Camp  Independence  Cal  

c 

Fort  Hall   1.  T  

TWELFTH    INFANTRY. 

D 

Fort  Yuma    Cal  

E 

Camp  Gaston,  Cal  

Headquarters  at  Angel  Island, 

F. 

Camp  Beale  Spring,  A.  T  

Dept.  of  Cal. 

G 

Camp  Mojave,  A   T  

H. 

Angel  Island,  Cal  

I. 

Camp  Halleck,  Nevada  

K. 

Camp  Gaston,  Cal  

A. 

Camp  Lowell,  A.T  

B. 

Camp  Apache  A.T  

TWENTY-FIRST  INFANTRY. 

C. 

Fort  Whipple  A.T  

D. 

Camp  Lowell,  A.T  

Headquarters  Presidio  of  San 

E 

Camp  Crittendeu   A.T  

San  Francisco. 

F. 
G. 

En  route  to  Dt-pt.  of  the  Columbia  
Camp  Bowie  A.T  

the  De-fit  of  the  Columbia. 

H. 

Camp  Date  Creek   A  T  

I. 

Camp  Hualpni,  A  T  

K 

Camp  Critteuden   A  T  

A 

Fort  Boise    I.  T  • 

B. 

TWENTY-THIRD  INFANTRY. 

Headquarters  en  route  to  Fort 
Whipple,  Dept.  of  Arizona. 

C. 
D. 
E. 
F. 
G 

En  route  to  Camp  McDowell.  1 
Enroute  toCampCrittenclen.  l^Dept.  of 
En,  route  to  Camp  Lowell  —  |  Arizona. 
En  route  to  Camp  Bowie  J 
Fort  Col  ville    W   T  

H. 
I 

En  route  to  Camp  Grant.  Dept.  Arizona. 

K 

Fort  Klamath,  Oregon  

of 

Ordnance  Department. 

First  Cavalry,  Headquarters  and  Companies  C,  G  and  K. 

Second  Artillery,  Headquarters  and  Companies  A,  B,  D,  F,  G,  H  and  L. 

Twelfth  Infantry,  Headquarters  and  Companies  A.  B,  E,  H,  I  and  K. 

Twenty-first  Iniantry,  Headquarters. 


.t    of  tlxo 

Ordnance  Detachment. 

First  Cavalry,  Companies  B,  E.  F  and  H. 

Second  Artillery,  Companies  C,  E,  I  and  M. 

Twelfth  Infantry,  Company  C. 

Twenty-third  Inf.,  Companies  A,  B,  G,  I  &  K.,  under  orders  for  Dept.  of  Arizona. 


a.t     Of 

First  Cavalry,  Companies  A,  D,  I,  L  and  M. 

Fifth  Cavalry.  Headquarters  and  whole  Regiment. 

Twelfth  Infantry,  Companies  D,  F  and  G. 

Twenty-first  Inf.,  the  whole  Regiment,  now  under  orders  for  Dept.  of  the  Columbia. 

Twenty-third  Infantry,  Headquarters  and  Co's.  C,  D,  E,  F,  &  H,  en  route  to  Dept. 


Commissioned  Officers  First  U,  S,  Cavalry, 

Headquarters    (Benicia    (Barracks,    California. 


NAMES. 

RANK. 

STATION. 

REMARKS. 

Alvan  C.  Gillem  

FIELD  AND  STAFF. 
Colonel  

BENICIA  BARRACKS,  CAL. 

Comd'g  Regiment  

Washington  L.  Elliott  

Lieutenant-Colonel  — 
Ma^or  

Elmer  Otis  
John  Green  

Camp  Warner,  Oregon  

en  route  to  Post  

George  G.  Huntt  
Albert  G.  Forse  

Major  

Adjutant,  First  Lient.. 
Q.  M.,  First  Lieut  

COMPANY   "  A," 
Captain  
First  Lieutenant  
Second  Lieutenant  

COMPANY  "  B." 

Fort  Klamath,  Oregon  
Buffalo  N  Y 

Comd'g  Post  

Edward  Hunter  
Thomas  McGregor  

Beuicia  Barracks,  Cal  

CAMP  MCDOWELL,  A.  T. 
Camp  McDowell,  A.  T  
Camp  McDowell    A  T 

A.  A.Q.M.,&A.  C.S  

Max  Wesendorff  
Thomas  Garvey  

James  Jackson  

Camp  McDowell',  A.  T  

FORT  KLAMATH,   OREGON. 
Fort  Klamath.  Oregon  
Fort  Klamath,  Oregon  

CAMP  McDERMiT,  NEVADA. 

A.  A.  Q.  M.,  &  A.  C.S  

Comd'g  Company  
A.  A.  Q.  M.,  &  A.C.  S  

Frazier  A.  Boutelle  
Henry  Wagner  

Second  Lieutenant  
COMPANY  "C." 

Thomas  T  Knox  

Second  Lieutenant  

COMPANY  ••  D." 
Captain  

Camp  McDermit,  Nevada  

CAMP  NEAR  TUCSON,  A.  T. 
New  York  City  

With  Company  

Charles  Bendire  

Comd'g  Company  

J  Rockwell  jr\  

Second  Lieutenant  
COMPANY   "E." 

George  B.  Sanford  

FORT  LAPWAI,  I.  T. 
Fort  Lapwai   IT.     .                    ..        

ComcTg  Company  &  Post  

Duncan  Sherman  
Edwin  H  Shclton  

First  Lieutenant  
Second  Lieutenant  

COMPANY   "  F." 

Fort  Lapwai  I  T 

Fort  Lapwai',  I.  T  
CAMP  WARNER,  OREGON. 

A,  A.  Q.M.,  &  A.  C.S  
Comd'g  Company  

David  Perry  

First  Lieutenant  

tamp  Warner,  Oregon  

A.  A.Q.  M..  &  A.  C.S  

Reuben  F  Bernard  

COMPANY  '-G." 

CAMP  BIDWELL,  CAL. 
Camp  Bidwell   Cal 

Comd'"  Company  &  Post  

William  H.  Winters  
John  G  Kyle    

First  Lieutenant  
Second  Lieutenant  

COMPANY  "H." 

Camp  Bidwell'  Cal  
Camp  Bidwell,  Cal  

CAMP  HAUNEY,  OREGON. 
Camp  Harney,  Oregon  
Camp  Harney,  Oregon  

A.  A.  Q.M..  &  A.C.  S  

Joel  G.  Trimble  

Comd'g  Company  
A.  A.  Q.  M.,  &  A.  C.  S  
With  Company  

William  R.  Parnell  
F.  K.  Ward  

Camillo  C.  C.  Carr  

First  Lieutenant  
Second  Lieutenant  

COMPANY   "I." 
Captain  

CAMP  VERDE.  A.  T. 
Camp  Verde    \   T 

Comd'"  Company  &  Post  

Camp  Verde,  A.  T  
Camp  Verde,  A.  T  

CAMP  HALLECK,  NEVADA. 

A.  A.  Q.  M.,  &  A.  C.  S  
With  Company  

Comd'g  Company  &  Post  

O.  L  Hein  

Second  Lieu  tenant  
COMPANY  "K." 

James  Biddle  

Charles  C.  Cresson  
George  R.  Bacon  

First  Lieutenant  
Second  Lieutenant  

COMPANY  "L." 
Captain  
First  Lieutenant  
Second  Lieutenant  

COMPANY  "M." 

Camp  Halleck,  Nevada  
Camp  Halleck,  Nevada  

CAMP  APACHE,  A.  T. 
Camp  Apache,  A.  T  
Camp  Apache,  A.  T  

With  Company  
A.  A.Q.  M.,  &  A.  C.S  

Frank  K.  Upham  

A.  A.  Q.M.,  &  A.  C.  S  
With  Company  

CAMP  APACHE,  A.  T. 

Comd'"  Company  

Moses  Harris  
A  O   Brodie 

First  Lieutenant  
Second  Lieutenant  

Boston,  Mass  
Camp  Apache,  A.  T  

Commissioned  Officers  Fifth  II,  S,  Cavalry, 

Headquarters  Camp  Hualpai,  A.   T. 


NAMES. 

RANK. 

STATION. 

REMARKS. 

William  H.  Emory  
Thomas  Duncan  
Eugene  A.  Carr  
William  B.  Royall.  ... 
Eugene  W.  Crittenden. 
William  C.  Forbush.... 
Edward  M.  Hayes  

FIELD  AND  STAFF. 
Colonel  

CAMP  HUALPAI,  A.  T.  ' 
New  Orleans,  La  

Comd'"  Dept.  of  the  Gulf 

Lieutenant-Colonel. 
Major  
Major  
Major  

CampHualpai,  A   T  

On  sick  leave  for  6  months  

FortD.  A.  Russell,  W.  T  
Camp  Grant  A.  T  

In  charge  of  horses  to  be  transferred  from  5th  to  3d  Cav  

Adj.,  First  Lieut... 
Q.  M.,  First  Lieut.. 

COMPANY  "  A," 
Captain  

CampHualpai  A.  T  

Re«'t'l  and  Post  Adjutant  

Fort  McPherson  Neb.. 

In  charge  of  horses  to  be  transferred  from  5th  to  3d  Cav  
Comd'g  Companv  

Robert  P.  Wilson  

CAMP  MCDOWELL,  A.  T. 
Camp  McDowell    A   T  

Jacob  A.  Augur  

First  Lieutenant... 
Sec-jiid  Lieutenant. 

COMPANY  "  B." 

Captain  
First  Lieutenant..  . 
Second  Lieutenant. 

COMPANY  "  C." 
Captain  

Omaha,  Neb  
Washington,  D.  C  

A.  D.  C.  to  General  Comd'g  Dept  of  the  Platte  

Adolphus  W.  Greeley.  . 

Robert  H.  Montgomery. 
William.  I.  Volkmar.... 
Walters.  Selmyler  

Emil  Adam  
Alfred  B  Bache  

On  duty  in  office  of  Chief  Signal  Officer 

CAMP  MCDOWELL,  A.  T. 

Camp  McDowell,  A.  T  
Camp  McDowell   A   T  

Comd'g  Company  
With  Company  

Camp  McDowell,  A.  T  

With  Company  

CAMP  MCDOWELL.  A.  T. 
Camp  McDowell     \    T  

Comd'"  Company  

Earl  D.  Thomas  

Second  Lieutenant  . 
COMPANY  "  D." 
Captain  

Fort  McPhcrson   Neb  

Assisting  in  care  of  horses  to  be  transferred  from  5th  to  3d 
[Cav. 

Absent  with  leave  

Samuel  S.  Sunnier  
Calbraith  P.  Rodger*.  .  . 
George  B.  Davis  

Philip  Dwyer  
George  F.  Price  

CAMP  BOWIE,  A.  T. 

First  Lieutenant..  . 
Second  Lieutenant. 

COMPANY  ••  E.'1 

Captain  
First  Lieutenant.  .. 

St.  Louis,  Mo  
Camp  Bowie,  A  T  

With  Company  

CAMP  DATE  CREKK,  A.  T. 
Camp  Date  Creek,  A.  T  

Comd'g  Company  

Fort  D.  A.  Russell.  W.  T  

Assisting  in  care  of  horses  to  be  transferred  from  5th  to  3d 
[Cav 

William  11.  Brown  
John  B.  Babcock  
William  B  Hall  

COMPANY  "  F." 

Captain  
First  Lktof  enwit  .  .. 

Second  Lieutenant. 

COMPANY  ••  G." 

IN  THK  FIELD  NEAR  TUCSON.  A.  T. 

Washington,  D.  C  
C'amp  Bowie.  A.  T  

Comd'g  Company  "  D,"  5th  Cav  
\lxcni  with  leave  

Alexander  S.  Clarke... 
James  Burns  

CAMI-  MrDowKLL,  A.  T. 

First  Lieutenant... 
Second  Lieutenant. 

COMPANY  "  H." 

Camp  McDowell,  A.  T  

Comd'g  Company  

John  M.  Hamilton  
Edward  W.  Ward  
Phineas  P.  Barnard  — 

Sanford  C.  Kellogg  
Bernard  Reilly,  jr  
Edward  C.  Edgerton.  .  . 

CAMP  MCDOWELL.  A.  T. 
Camp  McDowell     \   T 

First  Lieutenant.  .. 
Second  Lieutenant. 

COMPANY  ••  I." 

Captain  
First  Lieutenant... 
Second  Lieutenant. 

COMPANY  "  K." 

Louisville.  Ky  
Camp  McDowell    \  T  

CAMP  GRANT.  A.  T. 

Chicago,  III  
Camp  Grant.  A.  T  

On  duty  at  Headquarters  Military  Division  of  the  Missouri. 
Comd'g  Company  

CAMPHUALPAI.  A.  T. 

Camp  Hualpai.  A.  T  
New  Orleans,  La  

Comd'g  Company  
A  D  C.  to  General  Comd'g  Dept  of  the  Gulf  

Charles  King,  jr  

First  Lieutenant.  .  . 
Second  Lieutenant. 

COMPANY  "  L." 

Captain  
First  Lieutenant.  .  . 
Second  Lieutenant. 

COMPANY  "M." 

Daptain  
First  Lieutenant... 
Second  Lieutenant. 

Alfred  B  Taylor. 

CAMP  GRANT,  A    T. 

Camp  Grant,  A.  T  
Camp  MeDowell  A   T 

Albert  E!  Woodson.... 
Charles  H.  Rockwell.  .  . 

Edward  M.  Leib  

Camp  Grant  A.  T  

CAMP  GRANT,  A.  T. 
Camp  Grant,  A.  T  

Comd'g  Company  

Reid  T  Stewart  

Commissioned  Officers  Second  U,  S,  Artillery, 

Headquarters   ^Presidio   of  San    Francisco. 


NAMES. 

RANK. 

STATION. 

REMARKS. 

William  F.  Barry  

FIELD  AND  STAFF. 
Colonel  

PRESIDIO  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

William  H.French  
Harvey  A.  Allen  
Edward  G.  Beckwith... 
John  C.  Tidball  
JohnH.  Calef  
James  H.  Lord  

Joseph  G.  Ramsay  
James  E.  Wilson  
JohnMcGilvray  
Medorem  Crawford,  jr.  . 
William  Stanton  

Lieutenant-Colonel. 
Major  
Major  
Major  
Adj.,  First  Lieut... 
Q.  M.,  First  Lieut.. 

LlGHTBATTERY"A" 

Captain  

Comd'#  Regiment  and  Artillery  Posts  iu  the  Harbor  of  S 

F* 

Washington,  D.C  
Yerba  Buena  Island,  Cal  
Presidio  of  San  Francisco.  Cal  
Presidio  of  San  Francisco,  Cal  

PRESIDIO  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 
Presidio  of  San  Francisco,  Cal  

A.  A.  Q.M.,  &A.  C.  S  

Comd'g  Battery  
With  Battery             

First  Lieutenant..  . 
First  Lieutenant... 
Second  Lieutenant. 
Second  Lieutenant. 

BATTERY  "  B." 
Captain  
First  Lieutenant..  . 
First  Lieutenant.  .  . 
Second  Lieutenant. 
Second  Lieutenant. 

BATTERY  "  C'." 
Captain  
First  Lieutenant.  .. 
First  Lieutenant.  .  . 
Second  Lieutenant. 
Second  Lieutenant. 

BATTERY  "D." 

Presidio  of  San  Francisco  Cal  

With  Battery                            •*  

James  M.  Robertson.  .  . 
James  E.  Eastman  
Thomas  T.  Thornburgh 
Edward  M.  Cobb  

ALCATRAZ  ISLAND,  CAL. 

Alcatraz  Island,  Cal  
Knox  ville,  Tcnn  

A.  A.  Q.  M..  &"A.C.  S....  

Professor  of  Military  Science  and  Tactics  at  E.  Tenn.  Univ. 

With    Rntti-pv 

'                                                                 J 

Henry  G.  Litchflcld..  .  . 
William  P.  Graves  
Henry  C.  Dodge  
E.  T.  C.  Richmond.... 

SITKA,  ALASKA. 
Omaha  Xel>                                                 ADC  to  Gen'l  Comd'tr  Dept.  of  the  Platt«  

Sitk",  Alaska  

With  Battery        

With  RnttHpv    .  . 

|                      ' 

Edward  R.  Platt  

POINT  SAN  JOSE,  CAL. 

William  P.  Vose  
Rene  E.  De  Russy  
Alexander  D.  Sclienck. 
Nathaniel  Wolfe  

First  Lieutenant... 
First  Lieutenant  .  .  . 
Second  Lieutenant  . 
Second  Lieutenant. 

BATTERY   "E." 
Captain  
First  Lieutenant... 
First  Lieutenant  .  .  . 
Second  Lieutenant. 
Second  Lieutenant. 

BATTERY  •'  F." 
Captain  
First  Lieutenant... 
First  Lieutenant... 
Second  Lieutenant. 
Second  Lieutenant. 

BATTERY  '-G." 

\Vith  B'ltterv                   

Temporarily  attached  to  Battery  "  M."  

|>  .      •  r         r  44'       i,'  r      .•     .        f   i 

'      ,.  ^,allf,                     '   r,    1    

William  McK  Dunn,  jr.. 
John  C.  Scantling  
Edward  B.  Ilubbard... 
Ed^ar  S.  Dudley  

FORT  CAPE  DISAPPOINTMENT.;  \V.  T. 
Fort  Leavenworth,  Kansas  
Fort  Cape  Dleappoltiimeot,  W.  T  

A.  D.  C.  to  Gen'l  Comd'ir  Dept.  of  the  Missouri  

Edward  15.  Williston... 
Rezin  G.  Ho  well  

PRESIDIO  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL 
Presidio  of  San  Francisco,  Cal  Coind'g  Battery  

Louis  V.  Caziarc  

plc.'{.     i°n.an     ianCKt'°'  **•  

ADC  to  Ocn'l  Comd"<r  Dept.  of  the  Columbia  

Philip  M.  Price  

Carle  A.  Woodruff  
James  L.  Mast  
Eugene  P.  Murphy  
John  A.  Campbell  

PRESIDIO  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 



First  Lieutenant..  . 
First  Lieutenant  — 
Second  Lieutenant  . 
Second  Lieutenant. 

BATTERY  '•  H." 

George  T.  Olmsted  
John  G.  Telford  

PRESIDIO  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO.  CAL. 

First  Lieutenant... 
First  Lieutenant.  .  . 
Second  Lieutenant. 
Second  Lieutenant. 

BATTERY  "I." 
Captain  
First  Lieutenant... 
First  Lieutenant..  . 
Second  Lieutenant. 
Second  Lieutenant. 

BATTERY  "K." 
Captain  

A.  D.  C.  to  Gen'l  Comd1"  Dept.  of  the  South  

Robert  M  Rogers  

John  H.  Gifford  

Frank  B.Hamilton  
George  Mitchell  

SITKA,  ALASKA, 
Sitka.  Alaska  '  
Sitka,  Alaska  

Comd'g  Battery  
With  Battery  

Asher  C.  Taylor  
David  .\.  Lyle  

Sitka,  Alaska  
Washington,  D.  C  

A,  A.  Q.M.,  &  A.  C.  S  
On  duty  with  Lieut.  Wheeler,  U.  S.  Engineers  

Samuel  N.  Benjamin  .  .  . 
Thomas  D.  Maurice  
Eli  L.  Huggins  
Edwin  S.  Curtis  

FORT  MONROE,  VA. 
Fort  Monroe,  Va  

Comd'g  Battery  

First  Lieutenant.  .  . 
First  Lieutenant... 
Second  Lieutenant. 
Second  Lieutenant. 

BATTERY  "L." 
Captain  
First  Lieutenant.  : 
First  Lieutenant.  : 
Second  Lieutenant. 
Second  Lieutenant. 

BATTERY  "  M." 
Captain  
First  Lieutenant.  .. 
First  Lieutenant... 
Second  Lieutenant  . 
Second  Lieutenant. 

Fort  Monroe,  Va  
Fort  Monroe,  Va  

With  Battery  
With  Battery  
With  Battery  

Barnet  Wager  
John  I  Rod  "ers  

Fort  Monroe,  Va  

ALCATRAZ  ISLAND.  CAL. 
Alcatraz  Island.  Cal  

With  Battery  

Joseph  C.  B  reckon  ridge 

\djutaut  Artillery  School  

George  S.  Grimes  
Clarence  O.  Howard  — 

Fort  Whipple,  Va  

At  Signal  Camp  of  instructions  
With  Battery  

Henry  A.  Reed  

A.   C.  M.  Pennington.. 
William  S.  Starring.... 
Charles  E.  Kilbourne.  .  . 
Eugene  O  .  Fechet  

Camp  McDerniit,  Nev  

FORT  .STEVENS,  OREGON. 
Fort  Stevens,  Oregon  

A.  A.  Q,  M.,  &  A.C.S  

Assistant  Instructor  of  Infantry  Tactics  at  Military  Academy. 
At  Signal  Camp  of  Instructions  
With  Battery  

Fort  Whipple,  Va  
Fort  Stevens,  Oregon  

Commissioned  Officers  Twelfth  U,  S,  Infantry, 

Headquarters    Angel    Island,    California. 


NAMES.     - 

RANK. 

STATION. 

REMARKS. 

Orlando  B.  Willcox... 
Anderson  D.  Nelson... 
Henry  R.  Mizner  
John  M.  Norvell  
David  J.  Craigie  

Edward  C.  Woodruff.  .  . 
James  Halloran  

FIELD  AND  STAFF. 

Colonel  
Lieutenant-Colonel. 
Major  
Adj.,  First  Lieut... 
Q.  M.,  First  Lieut.. 

COMPANY  "  A," 
Captain  

ANGEL  ISLAND,  CAL. 
Angel  Island,  Cal  

Comd'g  Regiment  and  Post  

Angel  Island,  Cal  
Angel  Island,  Cal  

CAMP  WRIGHT,  CAL. 
Camp  Wright  Cal  

A.  A.  Q.M.,  &A.C.  8  
Comd'"  Company  and  Post  

First  Lieutenant.  .. 
Second  Lieutenant. 

COMPANY  "  B." 

Captain  
First  Lieutenant.  .  . 
Second  Lieutenant. 

COMPANY  "C." 

Captain  
First.  Lieutenant  — 
Second  Lieutenant. 

COMPANY  "  D." 

Captain  
First  Lieutenant..  . 
Second  Lieutenant. 

COMPANY  "  E." 

Camp  Wright,  Cal  
Camp  Beale's  Springs,  A.  T  

CAMP  INDEPENTENCE,  CAL. 

Camp  Independence,  Cal  
Camp  Independence,  Cal  
Camp  Independence,  Cal  

FORT  HALL,  I.  T. 

Fort  Hall,  I.  T.... 
Fort  Hall,  I.  T  ,  
Fort  Hall,  I.  T  

FORT  YUMA.  CAL. 

Fort  Ynnia,  Cal  
Fort  Yuma,  Cal  

A.  A.  Q,  M.,  &  A.  C.  S  

Harry  0.  Egbert  
William  E.  Dove  
Harry  L  Haskell  

A.  A.  Q.  M.,  &  A.C.S  

With  Company  

James  E.  Putnam  
James  A.  King  
George  S.  Wilson  

Alexanders  MacGowan 

A.  A.Q.  M.,  &  A.  C.  S  

A.  A.Q.  M.,  &  A.  C.  S  

John  J  Cla"uc  

Hichard  C.  Parker  
Thomas  F.  Wright  
George  W.  Kingsbury.. 

Thomas  Bvrne  
William  W.  Fleming... 

CAMP  GASTON,  CAL. 

First  Lieutenant... 
Second  Lieutenant. 

COMPANY  "  F." 

Captain  
First  Lieutenant.  .  . 
Second  Lieutenant. 

COMPANY  "  G." 

Captain  
First  Lieutenant  — 
Sc-cond  Lieutenant. 

COMPANY  "  H." 

Camp  Gaston.  Cal  
CAMP  BEALE'S  SPRINGS.  A.  T. 

Camp  Beale's  Springs,  A.  T  
Camp  Beale's  Springs,  A.T  

A.  A.Q,  M.,  &  A.  C.  S  

Hichard  H.  Pond  
Charles  P.  Eagan.  
Maurice  Kraszynski  

May  H    Stacey 

CAMP  MOJAVE.  A.  T. 
Camp  Mojave,  A.  T  
Camp  Mojave,  A.  T  
ANGEL  ISLAND.  CAL. 

Comd'si  Company  and  Post  
Absent  with  leave  
A.  A.  Q.  M.,  &A.C.  S  

Erskiue  M.  Camp  

First  Lieutenant... 
Second  Lieutenant. 

COMPANY  "  I." 

Angel  Island,  Cal  

Edmund  F.  Thompson. 

Camp  HALLECK,  NEV. 
Camp  Halleck,  Nev  

Comd  V  Company  

First  Lieutenant.  .  . 
Second  Lieutenant. 

COMPANY  "  K." 

Louis  A.  Nesmith  

Charles  S.  Tripler  
Hugh  G.  Brown  
Robert  G  .'Rutherford.. 

Pn                         t'   AT  >v 

CAMP  GASTON,  CAL 

First  Lieutenant.  .  . 
Second  Lieutenant. 

A   D  C.  to  General  Comd'g  Dept.  of  the  Platte  

Fort  Columbus,  New  York  Harbor  

A.  A.  Q.  M  

Commissioned  Officers  Twenty-First  U,  S,  Infantry, 

Headquarters  ''Presidio  of  San  Fran<.  isco,  California. 

(  Regiment   under   orders   for   the   Department   of  the   Columbia.) 


NAMES. 

RANK. 

STATION. 

REMARKS. 

Robert  S.  Granger  

FIELD  AND  STAFF. 

PRESIDIO  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

Lieutenant-Colonel. 
Major  
Adj.,  First  Lieut... 
Q.  M.,  First  Lieut.. 

COMPANY  "A," 

Edwin  C.  Mason  
George  W.  Evan?.  .  .... 

Fort  Yntna.  Cal  
Piesidio  of  San  Francisco,  Cal  

En  route  to  Dcpt.  of  the  Columbia. 

Regimental  Adjutant  

Tucson  AT  

A.  \    Q.  M  >  

Patrick  Col)in< 

CAMP  LOWELL,  A.  T. 

On  Recruitii)'1'  Service.  .   . 

Thomas  F.  Riley  

First  Lieutenant..  . 
See-md  Lieutenant. 

COMPANY  "  B." 
Captain  

Pri'-'idit)  of  San  FrancNco  Cal 

Camp  Lowell,  A.  T  
CAMP  APACHE.  A.  T. 
Camp  Apache,  A.  T  

Cornel^  Company.  

William  I).  Fuller  

COMPANY  "C." 

FORT  WHIPPLK,  A.  T. 
Fort  Whipple   A   T 

William  H.  Boyle  

First  Lieutenant.  .  . 
Second  Lieutenant  . 

COMPANY  "  D." 

Captain  
First  Lieutenant... 
Second  Lieutenant. 

COMPANY  •'  E." 

Captain  
First  Lieutenant..  . 
Second  Lieutenant. 

COMPANY  "  F." 

('iiptain  
First  Lieutenant... 
Second  Lieutenant. 

COMPANY-"  G." 

Captain  
First  Lieutenant.  .. 

Fort  Whipple    \   T 

Thomas  S.  Dunn  
Thomas  H.  Bradley  
Stephen  P.  Jocelyn  

Evan  Miles  
Valentine  M.  0.  Silva.. 
William  L.  Sherwood.. 

William  Nelson  
Robert  Pollock 

CAMP  LOWELL,  A.  T. 

Camp  Lowell.  A.  T  
Washington.  D.  C  
Camp  Lowell     \    T 

Comely  Company  

With  Com  pa  n}*  -  .-.   

CAMP  CRITTENDEN,  A.  T. 

Camp  Crit  tendon.   A.  T  
Fort  Yui'ia.  A.  T.  
Cam])  Crit  tendon,   .\.  T  

FORT  YUMA,  CAL. 

Fort  Yuma,  Cal  
Fort  Vancouver,  W.  T  

On  duty  in  Qaartarmaster'tf  Depar 
A.  A.CJ.  M.,  &  A.  C.  S  

Comdy  Company,  en  route  to  Dept 

Harry  M.  Smith  
Ebenezer  W.  Stone  — 

CAMP  BOWIE,  A.  T. 
Camp  Bowie    \  T 

Drum  Barracks,  Cal  

A.  A.  ^.  M.,  &  A.  C.  S  

Richard  F.  O'Beirne...  . 
.lames'  A.  Ilanghey  
Frederick  H.E.Ebstein 

W.  McC  Netterville.... 
E.  R.  Theller  

COMPANY  "  II." 

CAMP  DATE  CREEK,  A.  T. 
Camp  Date  Creek   A.  T 

First  Lieutenant... 
Second  Lieutenant. 

COMPANY  "  I." 

Captain  
First  Lieutenant... 
Second  Lieutenant. 

COMPANY  "  K." 

Camp  Date  Creek!  A.  T  
CAMP  HUALPAI,  A.  T. 

Camp  Ilualpai,  A.  T  
Camp  Ilualpai,  A.  T  

A.  A.  (1  M.,  &  A.C.S  

A.  A.Q.M.,&A.C   S  

George  M.  Downey  
William  F.  Spurgin  
William  J.Ross..  

CAMP  CRITTENDEN,  A.  T. 

First  Lieutenant*... 
Second  Lieutenant. 

Camp  Crittenden     4   T  

Prescotf,  A.  T  

A.  D.  C.  to  General  Comd'jr  Dept. 

of  Arizona  - 

UNASSIGNED. 

Henry  II.  Pierce |  Second  Lieutenant.  |  Morgantown,  W.  Va 


. .  |  Not  yet  joined 


Commissioned  Officers  Twenty-Third  II.  S.  Infantry, 

Headquarters  en  route    to  Fort    Whip  pie,  <Dept.  of  Arizona. 


NAMES. 

RANK. 

STATION. 

REMARKS. 

Jen'erson  C.  Davis  
George  Crook  

FIELD  AND  STAFF. 

Colonel  
Lieutenant-Colonel. 
Major  
Adj.,  First  Lieut... 
Q.  M.,  First  Lieut.. 

COMPANY  "A," 

Captain  
First  Lieutenant... 
Second  Lieutenant. 

COMPANY  "  B." 
Captain 

EN   ROUTE  TO  FORT  WHIPPLE,  A.  T. 

New  York  City  
Prescott,  A  .  T  

Superintendent  General  Recruiting  Service  

Comd'g  Dept  of  Arizona  and  23d  Infantry. 

Alexander  J.  Dallas  
Otis  W.  Pollock  

En  route  to  Camp  Apache,  A.  T  

Comd'g  Post  

En  route  to  Fort  Whipple  A.  T  

Richard  I.  Eskridge.... 

John  J.  Coppingcr  
Lafayette  Hammond  — 
George  B.  McDermott.  . 

Ordered  to  Yuma  Depot.  A.  T  
FORT  BOISE,  I.  T. 

F'ort  Boise,  I.  T  

A.  A.  Q.  M.,  &  A.  C.  S  

Absent  with  leave  
Comd'g  Company  and  Post  

Fort  Boise,  I.  T  
CAMP  WTARNER,  OREGON. 

A.  A.  Q.  M.,  &,  A.  C.  S  

John  F.  Trout  

First  Lieutenant... 
Second  Lieutenant. 

COMPANY  "C." 
Captain  

Camp  Warner,  Oregon  

EN  ROUTE  TO  CAMP  MCDOWELL,  A.  T. 

En  route  to  Camp  McDowell,  A.  T  
En  route  to  Camp  McDowell,  A.  T  

With  Company  
Absent  with  leave  

Thomas  M.  Fisher  

John  L.  Smyth  
Charles  Hay  

First  Lieutenant... 
Second  Lieutenant. 

COMPANY  "  D."  ' 

Captain  
First  Lieutenant... 
Second  Lieutenant. 

COMPANY  "  E." 

With  Company  

Thomas  M.  K.  Smith  .. 
Stephen  O'Connor.  .... 
William  L.  Clarke  

EN  ROUTE  TO  CAMP  CRITTENDEN,  A.  T 

En  rout?\u  Camp  Crittenden,  A.  T  
En  route  to  Camp  Crittenden,  A.  T  
Fort  Klamath    Oregon  

Oom(Ttf  Company  

Attached  temporarily  to  Company  "'  K,"  23d  Iiifai 

itrv..  . 

EN  BOUTE  to  CAMP  LOWELL,  A.  T. 

Louis  R.  Stille  
Richard  II.  Poillon  

Joseph  T.  Haskell  
Charles  Bird  

New   York 

Second  Lieutenant. 
COMPANY  "  F." 
Captain  

EN  ROUTE  TO  CAMP  BOWIE,  A.  T. 
En  route  to  Camp  Bowie   A.  T  , 

Conid'"  Company  

Henry  C.  Johnson  

Charles  Wheaton  
William  F  Rice  

Second  Lieutenant. 
COMPANY  "G." 

Captain  
First  Lieutenant  — 
Second  Lieutenant  . 

COMPANY  "  II.'1 

Captain  
First.  Lieutenant... 
Second  Lieutenant. 

COMPANY  vi  I." 

Captain  
First  Lieutenant... 
Second  Lieutenant. 

COMPANY  "  K." 

Captain  

First  Lieutenant.  .  . 

FORT  COLVILLE,  W.  T. 

Fort  Colville.  W.  T  
Fort  Colville,  W.  T  
Fort  Colville,  W   T  

EN  ROUTE  TO  CAMP  GIIANT,  A.  T 
En  route  to  Camp  Grant.  A.  T  

A.  A.  Q.  M.,  &  A.C.S  
With  Company  

Patrick  T.  Brodrick.... 

James  Thompson  
George  McM  Taylor  
J  H  Pardee 

?omd'<r  Company  

George  M.  Randall  
William  C.  Manning.  .  . 
Frederick  L.  Dodge  

Azor  H  .  Nickerson  
Gr  eenleaf  A.  Goodale.  . 

CAMP  HARNEY,  OREGON. 
Camp  Harney,  Oregon  

^omd'jr  Company  and  Poet  

FORTH  KLAMATH,  OREGON. 

Prescott,  A.  T  
Fort  Klamath,  Oregon  

Comd'g  Company  

ULAz* 


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